The Great Babe Didrikson

1. Which of the following is a statement of fact?

• A. She was better at sports than almost anyone else.

• B. Babe was born in Port Arthur, Texas.

• C. Her body was perfect for sports.

• D. Of course, she was great at golf.

2. Which statement can’t be proven by checking a reference source?

• A. When Babe was little, her family moved to Beaumont, Texas.

• B. In 1932, Babe made the United States Olympic team.

• C. The great Babe Didrikson is not forgotten.

• D. In 1938, Babe married George Zaharias.

3. Which is a statement of opinion?

• A. Babe Didrikson was the greatest woman athlete of all time.

• B. A powerful hurricane struck Port Arthur in 1914.

• C. Babe won gold medals for javelin and hurdles.

• D. The Babe Didrikson Zaharias museum is in Beaumont, Texas.

4. Why did the Didrikson family move away from Port Arthur?

• A. They wanted to live farther from the coast.

• B. They wanted to return to Norway.

• C. Babe married George Zaharias.

• D. Their daughter Babe was a great athlete.

5. When was Babe born?

• A. 1899

• B. 1911

• C. 1914

• D. 1932

6. For what sports did Babe win gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics?

• A. golf and field hockey

• B. javelin throwing and hurdles

• C. tennis and racquet ball

• D. swimming and track

7. Which of the following contains a statement of opinion?

• A. After the Olympics, Babe Didrikson began playing golf.

• B. In 1948, Babe won a Grand Slam-three major golf tournaments

• C. Babe sewed her own clothes for her golf tournaments.

• D. She played more sports and was better at them than almost anyone else.

8. Which of the following events happened last?

• A. Babe got married.

• B. Babe’s family moved to Beaumont, Texas.

• C. Babe was voted woman athlete of the century.

• D. Babe played in the 1932 Olympics.

9. What is a word that does NOT best describe Babe’s talents?

• A. athletic

• B. musical

• C. scientists

• D. seamstress

10. What sentence from the passage does NOT support that Babe was one of the great athletes of all times?

• A. Her body was perfect for sports—short and trim with lean, strong muscles.

• B. In all, she won eighty-two golf tournaments.

• C. In 1999, the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated magazine named Babe Didrikson the woman athlete of the century.

• D. As a young woman, she sang and played the harmonica and even made a music recording