The World's Game
What is the main idea of a passage about soccer's history, popularity, and role in Africa?
Soccer's global popularity.
What combination of factors creates an elite Olympic athlete?
Genes, environment, psychology, and training.
What central argument does the passage make about standards of beauty?
Beauty is universal and cultural.
What is the main idea of a passage about tanning, tattoos, scarring, and henna?
Ways people alter their skin.
Which Japanese group is known for slow, painful full-body tattoos?
The yakuza.
Why does the author call soccer 'a simple game'?
Playable anywhere with little equipment.
What discomfort results when lactate builds up in muscles?
Muscle pain or discomfort.
How did they know babies recognized attractive faces?
They looked at attractive faces longer.
What may similar Maori facial tattoo patterns indicate?
They may share a family.
What shared purpose does scarring serve in West Africa and Australia?
Rite of passage.
How do African soccer clubs help young players beyond teaching the sport?
They develop responsible citizens.
What lesson is shown by athletes repeating movements until they become automatic?
Success requires repeated practice.
What simpler word means 'predominantly' in 'predominantly cultural'?
Mainly.
In Australian body marking, what does 'these' refer to before trading or ceremonies?
Cuts or scars.
How large is laid-flat skin, and name one danger it blocks.
1.9 m²; e.g., sunlight.
Match these facts to countries: cuju; modern soccer; first African matches; school-required clubs.
China; Britain; South Africa; Ghana.
What helped diver Greg Louganis manage competition anxiety?
Humor.
Give one example of shared beauty standards and one cultural difference.
Shared: babies/health traits; different: Peru/Huli.
Which plant-based body art fades after weddings or religious celebrations?
Henna.
Which photographer links modern body marking to identity and tradition?
Chris Rainier.
Who does 'some' mean in 'For some, the dream comes true' about soccer academies?
Poor boys in soccer academies.
Which sport especially benefits from many fast-twitch muscle fibers?
Weightlifting.
In 'Trying to define it...we know it when we see it,' what is 'it'?
Beauty.
What is the main reason for soccer's universal appeal?
Its simplicity.
What does Peru's preference for heavier bodies show about attractiveness?
Culture shapes attractiveness.