3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Where is basketball from?
2. What do the substitutes do?
3. How long is a basketball game?
4. How many hands can you use to bounce a ball?
5. Can you kick the ball?
6. What happens when a player breaks a rule?

1. Basketball is from the USA. It was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts.

2. Substitutes sit on the bench and can replace players during the game. They give tired players a rest or come in if someone is injured.

3. A basketball game usually lasts 40 minutes (four quarters of 10 minutes each) in international rules. In the NBA it is 48 minutes.

4. You can use only one hand to bounce (dribble) the ball. Using both hands at the same time is a violation.

5. No, you cannot kick the ball on purpose. If you do, the other team gets the ball.

6. When a player breaks a rule, the referee calls a foul or a violation. The other team may get free throws or the ball from the sideline.

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