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Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Contribuido por: Herrera
  • 1. Before the twentieth century, many people believed that women __________.
A) should be athletes
B) should be allowed to vote
C) should take care of their homes and families
D) should take care of the crops in the fields
  • 2. What did Babe Didrikson decide at a young age?
A) She decided not to become an athlete.
B) She decided that she didn’t care about winning.
C) She decided to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.
D) She decided that she would sing for a living.
  • 3. What was Babe Didrikson’s real name?
A) Babe Ella Didrikson
B) Mildred Ella Didrikson
C) Mildred Babe Didrikson
D) Babe Mildred Didrikson
  • 4. How did “Babe” get her nickname?
A) She was a good hitter like the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
B) She was a fast runner like Wilma Rudolph.
C) She was very scholarly.
D) She was a hard worker in school.
  • 5. Who offered Babe a job in 1930?
A) a restaurant
B) a local grocery store
C) an insurance company
D) a school
  • 6. What teams did Babe play on for the insurance company?
A) swimming, baseball, and basketball
B) diving, basketball, baseball, and volleyball
C) volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track
D) basketball, swimming, diving, and track and field
  • 7. What events did Babe enter in the 1932 Olympics?
A) javelin, long jump, and shot put
B) 200 meter race, hurdles, and long jump
C) hurdles, shot put, and long jump
D) javelin, hurdles, and high jump
  • 8. Babe was known as __________ .
A) pushy
B) lazy
C) quiet and shy
D) outspoken and said whatever she felt
  • 9. What award did Babe receive at the end of 1932?
A) Fastest Woman Athlete
B) Woman Basketball Player of the Year
C) Woman Athlete of the Year
D) Most Valuable Player
  • 10. What did Babe do when she became a professional?
A) She became an entertainer and toured with a stage show.
B) She became an actress in the movies.
C) She performed with the circus.
D) She became a professional track star.
  • 11. What new sport challenge did Babe take on?
A) gymnastics
B) cheerleading
C) wrestling
D) golfing
  • 12. For three years in a row (1945-1947), Babe was named __________.
A) Female Athlete of the Year
B) Baseball Athlete of the Year
C) Golf Athlete of the Year
D) Olympic Athlete of the Year
  • 13. What was the name of Babe’s autobiography?
A) This Life I’ve Led
B) The Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
C) Babe Didrikson Zaharias’ Life
D) My Life as an Athlete
  • 14. What awards are given in Babe’s name?
A) Babe Zaharias Journalism Award
B) Babe Zaharias Award
C) All of the choices
D) Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award
  • 15. As a result of Title IX, schools had to __________.
A) offer meals for women
B) offer equal opportunities in sports education for girls and help women get scholarships
C) offer awards to athletes
D) offer job opportunities for women
  • 16. What was the author’s purpose for writing this story?
A) The author wants to persuade readers to be outspoken and strong.
B) The author wants to persuade readers to go to the play all kinds of sports like Babe.
C) The author’s purpose is to inform the reader how Babe overcame difficulties, became great, and changed ideas about female athletes.
D) The author wants to entertain and teach readers about the Olympics.
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