Vocabulary 1
A collection of facts and statistics for reference or analysis.
Data
Decide the results of (a competition).
Judge
A chronometer was once used to _____.
a. tell time
b. measure race tracks
c. clock race times
d. check scores
c. clock race times
Numbers used in the Olympics always have to be ____.
a. small
b. big
c. close
d. exact
d. exact
What is data?
a. a number on a calendar
b. collected facts
c. games
d. gold medals
b. collected facts
An arrangement of information or data, typically in rows and columns, or possibly in a more complex structure.
Table
A type of electronic device known as a quartz electronic utilizes quartz crystals to regulate the frequency of an electrical signal.
Quartz
The three dials on a chronometer measured ______.
a. seconds, minutes, and hours
b. inches, feet, and miles
c. centimeters, meters, and kilometers
d. height, weight, and distance
a. seconds, minutes, and hours
For runners, _______.
a. smaller numbers are better
b. bigger numbers are better
c. both smaller and bigger numbers are needed
d. number do not matter
a. smaller numbers are better
In this article, data was shown _____.
a. as a list
b. as a picture
c. on a table
d. on a graph
b. on a table
To fly or rise high in the air.
Soar
A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
Athlete
Judges began to use quartz sports timers in _____.
a. 1964
b. 1974
c. 1984
d. 1994
a. 1964
In the long jump, ______.
a. smaller numbers are better
b. bigger numbers are better
c. both smaller and bigger numbers are needed
d. number do not matter
b. bigger numbers are better
Which words means about the same as table?
a. chart
b. column
c. data
d. game
b. column
A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.
Race
A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time.
Dial
Computers are better than quartz sports timers because they can ____.
a. time races
b. scan photos
c. show seconds on the deck
d. train athletes
b. scan photos
Which of these is most important in the ski jump?
a. time
b. distance
c. height
d. speed
b. distance
Which part of the table should you read first?
a. the headings
b. the title
c. the first column
d. the second column
b. the title
An instrument for measuring time, especially one designed to keep accurate time in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure
Chronometer
The process of recording time against assigned tasks and planned activities.
Time tracking
To win, gold medal racers must have _____.
a. good trainers
b. the right equipment
c. good balance
d. the fastest time
d. the fastest time
Which word means about the same as soar?
a. hurt
b. fall
c. fly
d. sore
c. fly
According to the table on page 116, which nation won the most medals between 1896 and 2000?
a. USSR
b. Great Britain
c. United States
d. Sweden
c. United States