Centerfield Ballhawk

Vocabulary

outfielder

• a baseball player whose position is in the outfield

• The outfielder is trying to catch the ball for an out.

outfielder

concentrate

• to pay close attention to

• You must concentrate to hit the ball with the bat.

depend

• to rely• The pets depend on

their owners to take care of them.

ballhawk

• a baseball player who always seems to get the ball and catch it

• This guy is a true ballhawk.

vanish

• to go suddenly out of sight; disappear

• Can you see the woman vanish?

fault

• responsibility for a mistake; blame

• Flick said, “It wasn’t my fault!”

You might say, “Where is the coin,” if the magician made it

__________.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault

You must be able to run, jump, and catch to be an __________.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault

Legend says George Washington said, “It was my ______,” when he chopped down a cherry tree.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault

The girl who never misses the ball is a __________.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault

All babies ______ on their mothers.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault

You have to ________ to hit the ball.

• outfielder• concentrate• depend• ballhawk• vanish• fault