Reading
Key Words
Vocabulary Definitions
Prepositions of Movement
Subject-Verb Agreement
100

How many international events happen every year? 

800

100

Many ___ sports that began thousands of years ago, like running, wrestling, and horse riding, are still
popular today. 

Answer choices: (challenging / ancient / course)

ancient

100

The top prize for the dance competition was $1,000. Competition means...

A. an organized event in which people help each other B. an organized event in which people try to win a prize by being the best

B. 

100

Please walk ____ the bank and turn right at the next stop sign.

A. at

B. past

C. in

B. past

100

My brother / brothers plays football.

brother

200

How long is a typical race? 

100 miles (160 kilometers)

200

It was _____for Adrienne to bike across the country by herself, but she felt great when she finished.

Answer choices: (challenging / take place / ancient)

challenging

200

Throw the baseball to me, and I will catch it.

A. to send something through the air, kicking it with your foot
B. to send something through the air, pushing it out of your hand

B. 

200

Next, walk _____ the bridge and keep going straight.

A. into

B. outside

C. over

C. over

200

The player throw / throws the ball as far as she can.

throws

300

It is important that horses must what?

Horses must be safe. 

300

My grandfather walks several miles every day in order to stay _____.

Answer choices: (accident / swimming / in-shape)

in-shape

300

Victor goes hiking every day because he wants to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next year. Climb means...

A. to go up something or onto the top of something
B. to walk through a park or a forest on flat land

A.

300

Then, you should see a tunnel coming up. Walk ____ the tunnel for a few minutes.

A. across

B. through

C. at

B. through

300

Basketball and football ______ popular sports in the United States. (to be)

are

400

When did endurance riding become a competitive sport?

1950s

400

The ______for the bike race was difficult because it included a lot of hills.

Answer choices: (course / take place / swimming)

course

400

There are some strange sports around the world, such as bed racing, pie eating, and dog surfing. Strange means...

A. something fun that you want to take part in
B. not familiar; difficult to understand; different

B.

400

Once you're out of the tunnel, walk ____ the river for about 5 minutes and you'll see a large road.

A. along

B. under

C. into

A. along

400

He ________ TV every night. (watch)

watches

500

When did the first World Championships take place?

1998

500

The heavy wind caused the boat to get into a(n)_____ with another boat. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Answer choices: (ancient / swimming / accident)

accident

500

The two best teams will compete against each other for the world championship. Compete means...

A. to take part in a race or competition; to try to be more successful than someone else
B. to train your body or mind to be ready for a competition

A. 

500

When there are no cars, walk ____ the road and you should be at my house.

A. under

B. into

C. across

C. across
500

The best player / players on the team win a trophy.

players

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