Mildred Didrikson Zaharias

Which of these is the best summary of the article?

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias won more awards than any other woman in sports.

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias did great things in many different kinds of sports. She opened the world of sports to women.

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias won more than 17 golf tournaments. She was voted Woman Athlete of the Half-Century.

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias got her start playing sports at home. Her parents helped her to win sports greatness.

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According to the sentences in paragraph 6, what is the meaning of the word disapproved?

• did not believe

• gave away

• did not see

• did not like

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How did the article demonstrate that Babe Didrikson Zaharias was considered to be a great athlete?

• She was a great basketball player.

• She was good in many sports.

• She invented new sports.

• She played on a men's baseball team.

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Which characteristic of Babe's personality shows why she was not always well liked?

• She said what was on her mind.

• She made fun of older, better-known sports figures.

• She didn't think women should be allowed to take part in some sports.

• She was mean to some newspaper writers.

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Babe's husband worked hard to -

• raise money to go to other countries.

• start a sports camp for children.

• get Babe's permission to play golf.

• find new sports for Babe to play.

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What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

• Babe's time in the Olympics and the medals she won

• how Babe became a golfer

• how to correctly score the events she entered in the Olympics

• where the Olympics of 1932 took place

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Which of these topics best completes the blank in the diagram?

• sports

• baseball

• tennis

• golf

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?

• to persuade readers to play sports

• to describe the way golf started

• to tell readers about a great athlete

• to inform readers about women's sports

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Which of these statements from the article is an OPINION?

• "She was only 45 years old, but she had done many great things."

• "In high school, Babe played basketball."

• "At that time, women did not play many sports."

• "The Associated Press voted her Woman Athlete of the Year six times."

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Why did Babe decide to learn to play golf?

• Golf was the easiest sport to learn.

• She was too old to play other sports.

• It was a sport that was open to women.

• No woman had ever played golf before.

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