The Olympic Games: Where Heros are Made
  • 1. In school, my brother is reading about _________ Greece in history class.
A) stadium
B) ceremonies
C) ancient
D) record
  • 2. My sister and I _________ against each other when we play tennis.
A) medals
B) compete
C) earned
D) host
  • 3. Dad is the ______ of his office party this year.
A) earned
B) record
C) ancient
D) host
  • 4. We play our home games at the new _________ .
A) compete
B) stadium
C) ancient
D) medals
  • 5. The team has won three soccer _________ in the past three years.
A) medals
B) compete
C) ancient
D) stadium
  • 6. I worked hard on the story I wrote, and I __________ a good grade.
A) compete
B) earned
C) record
D) host
  • 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) record
C) medals
D) ancient
  • 9. The nonfiction piece is most like a ____________.
A) biography
B) fantasy
C) magazine article
D) personal narrative
  • 10. The first Olympic Games took place in __________.
A) United States
B) Greece
C) France
D) Australia
  • 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) flag bearer
B) torch carrier
C) festival
D) parade of nations
  • 13. Before the games begin, the athletes _________.
A) light the torch
B) take an oath
C) sing "The Star Spangled Banner"
D) say the Pledge of Allegiance
  • 14. The colored rings in the Olympic flag represent ____________.
A) just the countries in Europe.
B) some of the competitions
C) the color of the continents
D) a color in every country's flag
  • 15. In the ancient Olympics, most of the events were __________.
A) field and swimming
B) swimming and track
C) track and diving
D) track and field
  • 16. Which of these is NOT a track event?
A) hurdling
B) sprints
C) javelin
D) running
  • 17. At Sydney, which swimmer was the winner in the backstroke?
A) Jonny Weissmuller
B) Lenny Krayzelburg
C) Mark Spitz
D) Micheal Johnson
  • 18. Which sport has just recently been added to the Olympic Games?
A) ice-skating
B) soccer
C) skateboarding
D) ballet
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