Basketball
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. hoops
A. The person or thing chosen or selected
2. net
B. Game equipment consisting of a strip of ___ dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
3. swish
C. A current of air
4. dunk
D. Horizontal circular metal ___ supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (plural)
5. dribble
E. A brushing or rustling sound
6. basketball
F. A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
7. cards
G. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
8. pick
H. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games (plural)
9. draft
I. The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks