Ancient Greece Olympics
In which country did the Olympics originate?
Greece
What do the top three winners of each event receive?
Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals
The literary devices seen here: "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,/So do our minutes hasten to their end."
simile
Thirty-seven points per game (makes,make) an impressive year-end average, it was Jordan's in 1988.
makes
The definition of a noun
persons, places, things, or ideas
What colors are the Olympic rings?
Blue, yellow, black, green and red
How many Olympic events are there?
400
The literary device seen here: "Death shall not brag thou wander'st in his shade."
Personification
Jordan's statistics (justifies/justify) his fans' reaction.
Justify
What are the adjectives: Susan became more and more tense as she studied for her parts of speech test.
tense and parts of speech
When were the first known Olympic games held?
776 B.C
What do the Olympic rings symbolize?
the friendly competition across all nations
The literary device seen here: "The apple of my eye"
metaphor
Five million dollars (is, are) a great deal of money, but many think an athlete of Jordan's caliber deserves that salary.
is
Find the preposition: Due to the storm, it was very difficult to walk against the wind.
against
What prize was given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece?
Olive branch crown
What do the colors of the rings represent?
The colors chosen for the logo are present in all the flags of the world
The literary device here: "She ran as fast as the wind"
hyperbole
The audience (roars, roar) as Michael Jordan steps onto the court.
roars
Find the verb: The teacher has corrected my poor grammar.
corrected
The ancient Greeks sacrificed which animal at the conclusion of the earliest Olympic games?
Oxen
What does the opening ceremony represent?
The history and culture of the country holding the games
The literary device seen here: The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.
imagery
Binoculars (help, helps) fans see this brilliant athlete close up as he passes and shoots.
help
Identify the part of speech of each word in the sentence. Someone usually scolds the cutter and sends him or her to the end of the line.
What is someone (noun), usually (adverb), scolds (verb), the (article), cutter (noun), and (conjunction), sends (verb), him (pronoun), or (conjunction), her (pronoun), to (preposition), the (article), end (noun), of (preposition), the (article), line (noun)