Main Idea
Classifying
Compare/Contrast
Vocabulary
Mixed Bag
100
How often are the Summer Olympics held?


a) every year

b) every four years

c) every ten years

d) every two years

b) What is every four years?
100
Which is NOT an event of the Summer Olympics?


a) basketball

b) gymnastics

c) ice skating

d) diving

c) What is ice skating?
100
How are the marathon and dashes alike?


a) athletes swim in both events

b)athletes throw in both events

c) athletes run in both events

d) athletes jump in both events

c) What is athletes run in both events?
100
What are athletes?
What is people who play sports?
100
What is most important for a marathon runner to have?


a) strong legs

b) a fast bike

c) skinny arms

d) a long jump

a) What is long legs?
200
The first modern Summer Olympics was held in ____.


a) 1848

b) 1984

c) 1994

d)1894

c) What is 1894?
200
Which gymnastics event is ONLY for women?


a) rings

b) pommel horse

c) parallel bars

d) uneven bars

d) What is the uneven bars?
200
What is the how are the hammer throw and the shot put similar?


a) they both use round metal balls 

b) they both involve a rope

c) only men can compete

d) both involve running

a) What is they both use round metal balls?
200
What is compete?
What is to be in a contest against another person?
200
What was Mr. Price best event?


a) hammer throw

b) floor gymnastics

c) vault

d) rings

c) What is the vault?
300

In jumping events, athletes need to _______.

a) run very fast

b) jump very high or far

 

c) jump over people 

d) jump off of boards

b) What is jump very high or far?

300
Discus, shot put, and javelin are all ___ events.


a) fencing

b) track and field

c) gymnastics

d) water sports

b) What is track and field?
300

What is similar about the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics?


a) all the events are similar

b) both always happen in Greece 

c) Baron Pierre de Coubertin created both

d) both share a similar pentathlon event

d) What is both share a similar pentathlon event?

300
What is a marathon?
What is a very long run, usually 26 miles?
300
What is the author's purpose for writing the book?


a) to list all the Summer Olympics events

b) to tell the reader about gymnasts

c) to tell about her favorite sports

d) to tell about the many different events in the Summer Olympics

d) What is to tell about the many different events in the Summer Olympics?
400
In jumping events, athletes need to _______.


a) run very fast

b) jump very high or far

c) jump over people

d) jump off of boards

b) What is jump very high or far?
400
Which of the following is a water sport?


a) basketball

b) diving

c) archery

d) hockey

b) What is diving?
400

What doe a backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly stroke have in common?

a) They are all used to win points in water polo.

b) They can all be used in the freestyle swimming race.

c) They are all types of Olympic dives.

d) They can all be used to win any Olympic swimming event.

b) What is they can all be used in the free style swimming race?

400
What is a pentathlon?
What is an athletic competition that involves five different events?
400
Which come first in celebrating the Summer Olympics?


a) running the pentathlon

b) lightening the Olympic torch in Greece

c) passing the Olympic torch from runner to runner

d) lighting the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony

b) What is lightening the Olympic torch in Greece?
500

What two things are combined for a diver's score?

a) difficulty and splash size

b) difficulty and number of pool lengths completed

c) difficulty and type of swim stroke used

d) splash size and type of swimsuit worn

a) What is difficulty and splash size?
500

Which gymnastic event are both men and women able to compete in?

a) balance beam

b) uneven bars

c) pommel horse

d) vault

d) What is the vault?
500
How are water sports and track and field alike?
What is water sports and track and field events are similar because they both have long and short races?
500
What is a scenario?
What is a possible situation or sequence of events?
500
What is the main theme of the Olympics?
What is to help promote understanding and friendship among people of the world?
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