The Olympic Games: Where Heros are Made
  • 1. In school, my brother is reading about _________ Greece in history class.
A) ceremonies
B) record
C) ancient
D) stadium
  • 2. My sister and I _________ against each other when we play tennis.
A) host
B) medals
C) earned
D) compete
  • 3. Dad is the ______ of his office party this year.
A) record
B) host
C) earned
D) ancient
  • 4. We play our home games at the new _________ .
A) ancient
B) medals
C) compete
D) stadium
  • 5. The team has won three soccer _________ in the past three years.
A) medals
B) stadium
C) ancient
D) compete
  • 6. I worked hard on the story I wrote, and I __________ a good grade.
A) host
B) compete
C) record
D) earned
  • 7. The band gets to play at all the school __________.
A) host
B) medals
C) stadium
D) ceremonies
  • 8. The runner winning the sprint broke an old ____________.
A) compete
B) ancient
C) record
D) medals
  • 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) Australia
B) France
C) Greece
D) United States
  • 11. How are the swimming events different today than they were in the first modern games?
A) Only four swimming strokes are allowed in the races today.
B) Only men could enter the swimming races.
C) The Olympics made many swimmers famous.
D) In the first modern games, swimmers could use only one stroke.
  • 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) say the Pledge of Allegiance
C) light the torch
D) take an oath
  • 14. The colored rings in the Olympic flag represent ____________.
A) the color of the continents
B) some of the competitions
C) a color in every country's flag
D) just the countries in Europe.
  • 15. In the ancient Olympics, most of the events were __________.
A) field and swimming
B) track and field
C) swimming and track
D) track and diving
  • 16. Which of these is NOT a track event?
A) running
B) hurdling
C) javelin
D) sprints
  • 17. At Sydney, which swimmer was the winner in the backstroke?
A) Lenny Krayzelburg
B) Mark Spitz
C) Jonny Weissmuller
D) Micheal Johnson
  • 18. Which sport has just recently been added to the Olympic Games?
A) ballet
B) ice-skating
C) soccer
D) skateboarding
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