Comprehension
What is a biography?
A true story about a person's life with facts and details about them.
The correct way to spell_______
A) nit B) niet
C) night D) nite
C) night
Which word is a proper noun?
The boy will go to his game on Saturday.
Saturday
What is a team race where each member completes one part of it?
relay
Who was Ed Temple?
a college track coach
What did Wilma have when she was younger?
Polio
The correct way to spell______
A) clime B) climb
C) klimb D) clime
B) climb
Which word is a proper noun?
The weather is very cold in February.
February
honored
How did Wilma's brothers and sisters help her?
They exercised her foot and leg.
Wilma was the first American woman to do what?
(clue- it happened at her second Olympics)
win 3 gold medals
The correct way to spell _______
A) kind B) kinde
C) kiend D) kynd
A) kind
Which words are proper nouns?
Mrs. Johnson's birthday is in May.
Mrs. Johnson
May
not happening often
rare
Where was Wilma born?
Tennessee
What did Wilma do after the 1960 Olympics?
She went to college then became a teacher and coach.
The correct way to spell ________
A) nife B) knife
C) knif D) knighf
B) knife
Which word is a proper noun?
The basketball team lost their game against Winslow.
when you finished something you worked hard to do
success
What did Wilma win at the FIRST Olympics?
She won a bronze medal.
How did Wilma get to be on the high school basketball team?
Her dad told the coach that both Wilma and her sister had to play.
The correct way to spell ______
A) sine B) syne
C) sign D) signe
C) sign
Which words are proper nouns?
The principal, Mrs. Galloway, proudly walked through the halls of Winslow School #1 on Friday.
Mrs. Galloway
Winslow Township School #1
Friday
This word means work done in government
politics
Why was Wilma often sick as a child?
She was very small and only weighed 4.5 pounds when she was born.