Lacrosse

Lacrosse is another popular sport in Canada. It is one of the oldest organized sports in
America. The Native Americans in northern New York State and southern Ontario, Canada,
invented lacrosse. They used it to train for war. They invented this game before Columbus
arrived in the New York.
People play lacrosse outdoors. The field is seventy meters long. At each end of the field
there is a goal. The goal is a net. There are ten players on each team. Each player has a stick
called a crosse. The players hit a ball that is 21 centimeters around and weighs 140 grams. They
try to hit the ball into the net as many times possible. Lacrosse is very fast game because the
players can catch and pass the ball at a high speed with their sticks.
At one time lacrosse was the national summer sport in Canada. It is also popular in
Britain and Australia.

A. Vocabulary
Put the right words in the blanks. The sentences are from the text.
Arrived, national, train, high, speed, oldest, seventy, goal, lacrosse, net, stick, field, pass
1. At one time lacrosse was the ______________ summer sport in Canada.
2. At each end of the field there is a ______________.
3. ______________ is another popular sport in Canada.
4. Lacrosse is a very fast game because the players can catch and ______________ the
ball at a ______________ with their sticks.
5. They used it to ______________ for war.
6. The ______________ is seventy meters long.
7. The goal is a ______________.

B. Vocabulary (new text)

Put the right words in the blanks.
Training, goal, national, speed, passed, field, net, passed
1. The basketball player ______________ the ball to his teammate. The teammate
made a basket.
2. New firefighters get ______________ in how to fight fires.
3. In volleyball, the teams hit the ball back and forth across the ______________.
4. What is the ______________ of light? How fast does light travel?
5. Each country has a ______________ flag. The British, French, and American Flags
are red, white, and blue.
6. A soccer ______________ has a ______________ at each end.

C. Vocabulary Review
Match the words that mean the same.
Column A Column B
1. over ______________ a. competition
2. battle ______________ b. independence
3. dozen ______________ c. thing
4. wherever ______________ d. before
5. match ______________ e. take
6. object ______________ f. flute
7. accept ______________ g. fighting
8. freedom ______________ h. pray
9. row ______________ i. finished
10. receive ______________ j. anywhere
11. pre - ______________ k. line
12. adult ______________ l. twelve
 m. get n. grown up

D. Comprehension
Choose the lettered answer that completes the sentence correctly. The asterisk (*) means
you have to think of the answer. You cannot find it in the text.
1. Lacrosse was the national summer sport in ______________.
a. Canada b. England c. Australia d. New York State
2. ______________ invented lacrosse.
a. Columbus b. Native Americans c. Canadians d. A team
3. They invented lacrosse to ______________ for war.
a. fight b. pass c. train d. sweep
4. People play lacrosse ______________.
a. on a field b. in a stadium c. on a sheet of ice d. indoors

5. ___________ people play in a lacrosse game. *

a. Eight b. Twenty c. Fifteen d. Thirty

6. The players _____________.

a. hit a ball with a stick b. hit each other c. swing and slide a stone d. kicks a ball
7. The players catch and pass the ball very _____________.
a. quickly b. heavily c. slowly d. yearly
8. __________ is the national sport of the United States. *
a. Soccer b. Boxing c. Basketball d. Baseball

E. Questions
The asterisk (*) means you have to think of the answer. You cannot find it in the text.
1. Who invented lacrosse?
2. How is lacrosse like Thai boxing? *
3. What countries play lacrosse?
4. How many goals are there?
5. How many players are on each team?
6. What does each player have?
7. What do the players try to do?
8. Why is lacrosse a fast game?
9. Why don’t they play lacrosse in winter in Canada? *
10. What is an organized sport? *

F. Main Idea
Which is the main idea of this chapter? Choose one.
1. The Native Americans invented lacrosse, a fast game that is popular in Canada.
2. Lacrosse is an outdoor game that is very fast.
3. In lacrosse, two teams use sticks to hit a ball.