Jackie Joyner-Kersee

What are some of the events at a heptathlon? choose 3

• hurdles

• triple jump

• 200 meter sprint

• long jump

• pole vault

How many gold medals has Joyner-Kersee won in the heptathlon?

• 6

• 4

• 2

Where was Jackie Joyner-Kersee born?

• St. Louis, Missouri

• East St. Louis, Illinois

• St. Louis, Illinois

Who was Jackie named after?

• Jacqueline Kennedy

• Jacqueline Monroe

• Jacqueline Smith

How did Jackie and her sisters make a jumping pit?

• they filled potato chip bags with sand from a park, and dumped them into their pit

• they filled their shoes with sand from a park, and dumped them into their pit

• they filled their pockets with sand from a park, and dumped them into their pit.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Where did Jackie go to College?

• East St. Louis Universty

• University of California at Los Angeles

• University of California

How many Olympic medals did Jackie win?

• 6

• 2

• 4

How is Jackie helping her hometown?

• she is building a community center to give girls the opportunities that she had

• she is building a library to give girls the opportunities to succeed that she had

• she is building a track for girls to compete with each other to become better athletes