Running Rivals Vocabulary

​Running Rivals

By Maria Torres

When swimmers or runners take part in races, the events are called meets.

Example:
During track meets, the athletes must hold a position before starting each race.

Question:
What sports hold meets?

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​meets

Open Ended

Use the word meets in your own sentence.

In order to qualify for the Olympics, ___ must win ___ meets.

Multiple Choice

Which word means when swimmers or runners take part in races?

• disappointed

• concentrated

• personal

• upset

• meets

If you are upset, you are sad or unhappy about something.

Example:
Ashley was very upset, but her mom tried to cheer her up.

Question:
What can you do to help others when they are upset?

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​upset

Open Ended

Use the word upset in your own sentence.

__ was very upset, but __ tried to cheer _ up.

Multiple Choice

Which word means you are sad or unhappy about something?

• disappointed

• concentrated

• personal

• upset

• meets

If you have concentrated on something, you have focused all your thoughts on it.

Example:
I concentrated very hard on my reading homework to prepare for the big test.


Question:
Under what conditions is it difficult to concentrate?

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​concentrated

Open Ended

Use the word concentrated in your own sentence.

I concentrated very hard on my ___ homework to prepare for the test.

Multiple Choice

Which word means you have focused all your thoughts on it?

• disappointed

• concentrated

• personal

• upset

• meets

If you are disappointed, you are sad that something didn't happen the way that you wanted it to.

Example:
I was disappointed that I could not play outside today.





Question:
What disappointed you, and why were you so disappointed?

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​disappointed

Open Ended

Use the word disappointed in your own sentence.

I was disappointed that ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means you are sad that something didn't happen the way that you wanted it to?

• disappointed

• concentrated

• personal

• upset

• meets

If something is personal, it is connected to and only about one person.

Example: My dad has a personal trainer at the gym.



Question:
Would you share a personal item? Why or why not?

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​personal

Open Ended

Use the word personal in your own sentence.

My ___ is personal and not for others to __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means it is connected to and only about one person?

• disappointed

• concentrated

• personal

• upset

• meets

Match

Match the word to the correct sentence.

• My journal is ___ and not for others to read.

• Isaias was ___ about missing the game.

• If I ___, I could memorize the poem.

• Maya is ___ because she lost her favorite doll.

• Our running team won several___.

personal

disappointed

concentrated

upset

meets

• personal

• disappointed

• concentrated

• upset

• meets