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Physical Education
Team Sports: Basketball
What This Module is About
In this module, you will learn about the world of team basketball. As you go along, you will
encounter activities that allow you to demonstrate understanding of the benefits derived from your
engagement and participation in basketball together with your family, which eventually promote
family fitness, health, and wellness.

What I Need to Know

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. Conducts physical activity and physical fitness assessments of family/peers;

2. Prepares a physical activity program; and
3. Describes the nature and background of the sport.

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
1. Carefully read all the lessons.
2. Take your time on going thru each lesson.
3. Answer the pretest honestly; the purpose of the pretest is for you to determine
your prior knowledge before going thru the lessons and activities.
4. If you have a hard time understanding the lessons and activities, please do take a
break. Having breaks between lessons and activities will give you some space
where you can absorb the lesson well.
5. You can use the internet if you need more information about the lesson.
Contact your subject teacher if you have some questions about the submission of your output.

What I Know

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Before you proceed, let us assess first your prior knowledge of the sport. Read the directions
carefully and write your answers in your activity notebook.
Now that you know where you’re going, let’s start activating your prior knowledge about team
sports and physical fitness.
A. Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answer in your activity notebook.
1. Where was the game basketball invented?
a. Dallas, Texas b. New York, NY c. Springfield, MA d. Trenton, NJ
2. What was the first object used as a hoop?
a. baskets b. garbage can c. metal hoop d. peach basket
3. What year was basketball invented?
a. 1851 b. 1976 c. 1891 d. 2011
4. Which player is usually the best dribbles on the team?
a. small forward b. center c. point guard d. shooting guard
5. Which exercise is most likely to help you jump higher in basketball?
a. body squat b. push-ups c. curl-ups d. long distance running
6. A free throw is worth how many points?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1
7. Basketball was created by a man named.
a. Jon Quiney b. Brad Johnson c. Homer Basketball d. James Naismith
8. How many players are on the basketball court on a team?
a. 4 b. 8 c. 5 d.3
9. How many seconds do you have to get the ball over the half court line?
a. 5 seconds b. 10 seconds c. 15 seconds d. 12 seconds
10.The standard height of the basketball goal is __________feet.
a. 7ft b. 8 ft. c. 9 ft. d. 10 ft.

B. TRUE/FALSE: Directions: Read each statement below. Write letter T if the statement is
TRUE and write letter F if the statement is FALSE.
11.A basketball game starts with a jump ball.
12.Basketball is a cardiovascular work -out.
13.The middle of the basketball court is called the sideline.
14.Unlimited substitutions are allowed during a regular basketball game.
15.If the ball crosses the sideline it is considered out of bounds and goes to the other team.
16.A turnover is any loss of the ball without a shot being taken.
17.A player may intentionally kick the ball for the team’s benefit.
18.When dribbling a ball a basketball you want to keep the ball below your waist and off to
the side of your body.
19.If your opponent shoots at the wrong hoop your team receives the points?
20.After a player stops dribbling the ball in basketball, he or she is allowed 4 steps to pass or
shoot.