Pool (cue sports)

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/pool-cue-sports

Write what each word means, using the article.

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

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

1. What is the scientific name?N/A (Not applicable to a sport)
2. What is the related topics?Snooker, Carom Billiards, Croquet, Shuffleboard
3. What is pool in cue sports?Pool is a game where you hit balls on a table with a stick called a cue. It has pockets and uses physics to make the balls go where you want.
4. How did pool start?Pool began in the 15th century as lawn billiards where people hit balls with a mace. Later it moved indoors and pockets were added.

Cueing: The act of striking the cue ball with the cue stick to initiate a shot.
Scratch: A foul where the cue ball is pocketed, typically resulting in the opponent getting ball-in-hand.
Combination Shot: A shot where the cue ball strikes one object ball, which then strikes another object ball into a pocket.