The Olympic Games: Where Heros are Made

1. In school, my brother is reading about _________ Greece in history class.

A) ceremonies
B) ancient
C) stadium
D) record

2. My sister and I _________ against each other when we play tennis.

A) earned
B) host
C) medals
D) compete

3. Dad is the ______ of his office party this year.

A) ancient
B) host
C) record
D) earned

4. We play our home games at the new _________ .

A) compete
B) ancient
C) medals
D) stadium

5. The team has won three soccer _________ in the past three years.

A) stadium
B) ancient
C) compete
D) medals

6. I worked hard on the story I wrote, and I __________ a good grade.

A) earned
B) host
C) record
D) compete

7. The band gets to play at all the school __________.

A) host
B) stadium
C) ceremonies
D) medals

8. The runner winning the sprint broke an old ____________.

A) ancient
B) medals
C) compete
D) record

9. The nonfiction piece is most like a ____________.

A) personal narrative
B) biography
C) fantasy
D) magazine article

10. The first Olympic Games took place in __________.

A) Greece
B) France
C) Australia
D) United States

11. How are the swimming events different today than they were in the first modern games?

A) The Olympics made many swimmers famous.
B) Only men could enter the swimming races.
C) In the first modern games, swimmers could use only one stroke.
D) Only four swimming strokes are allowed in the races today.

12. The Olympic Games always begin with a ____________.

A) festival
B) torch carrier
C) parade of nations
D) flag bearer

13. Before the games begin, the athletes _________.

A) sing "The Star Spangled Banner"
B) take an oath
C) say the Pledge of Allegiance
D) light the torch

14. The colored rings in the Olympic flag represent ____________.

A) the color of the continents
B) a color in every country's flag
C) just the countries in Europe.
D) some of the competitions

15. In the ancient Olympics, most of the events were __________.

A) field and swimming
B) track and field
C) track and diving
D) swimming and track

16. Which of these is NOT a track event?

A) hurdling
B) javelin
C) sprints
D) running

17. At Sydney, which swimmer was the winner in the backstroke?

A) Micheal Johnson
B) Lenny Krayzelburg
C) Jonny Weissmuller
D) Mark Spitz

18. Which sport has just recently been added to the Olympic Games?

A) ice-skating
B) soccer
C) ballet
D) skateboarding

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