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FIBA Basketball World Cup

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fiba-basketball-world-cup

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the sport type?
2. What is the number of teams competing?
3. When did the FIBA Basketball World Cup start?
4. How many teams play in the tournament?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Flagship Event
Quadrennial
Governing Body
Knockout Stage

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the sport type?International men's basketball championship
2. What is the number of teams competing?32 national teams
3. When did the FIBA Basketball World Cup start?It began in 1950 and was first called the FIBA World Championship.
4. How many teams play in the tournament?32 national teams join the event, starting with group matches and then a knockout round.

Flagship Event: The most important or best known event organized by an entity.
Quadrennial: Occurring once every four years.
Governing Body: The official organization that controls and manages a sport.
Knockout Stage: A tournament format where losers are eliminated after each match.