Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Racing Against Time
Run Faster, Jump Higher
A Tale of Data
100

A collection of facts and statistics for reference or analysis. 

Data

100

Decide the results of (a competition).

Judge

100

A chronometer was once used  to _____. 

a. tell time

b. measure race tracks

c. clock race times

d. check scores

c. clock race times

100

Numbers used in the Olympics always have to be ____. 

a. small

b. big

c. close

d. exact

d. exact

100

What is data?

a. a number on a calendar

b. collected facts

c. games

d. gold medals

b. collected facts

200

An arrangement of information or data, typically in rows and columns, or possibly in a more complex structure.

Table

200

A type of electronic device known as a quartz electronic utilizes quartz crystals to regulate the frequency of an electrical signal.

Quartz

200

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

200

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

200

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

300

To fly or rise high in the air.

Soar

300

A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

Athlete

300

Judges began to use quartz sports timers in _____. 

a. 1964

b. 1974

c. 1984

d. 1994

a. 1964

300

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

300

Which words means about the same as table?

a. chart

b. column

c. data

d. game

b. column

400

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Race

400

A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time.

Dial

400

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

400

Which of these is most important in the ski jump?

a. time

b. distance

c. height

d. speed

b. distance

400

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

500

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

500

The process of recording time against assigned tasks and planned activities. 

Time tracking

500

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

500

Which word means about the same as soar?

a. hurt

b. fall

c. fly

d. sore

c. fly

500

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

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