HIGH PRESSURE: FINAL READING ACTIVITY (SKILLFUL 2)

What is the probable view of the writer for paragraph 1?

• We should respect sports stars for the amount of pressure they deal with.

• Exams are the thing in life which give the most pressure.

What is the probable view of the writer for paragraph 2?

• If you can’t deal with the pressure, you should fail at the Olympics.

• Olympic athletes have so much to lose and must be very strong to deal with the pressure.

What is the probable view of the writer for paragraph 3?

• Golfers are not very good at dealing with pressure.

• We can understand why golfers might get sick from nerves.

What is the probable view of the writer for paragraph 4?

• It is understandable that soccer players, even good ones, might miss penalties.

• Anyone can take a penalty. It is not difficult, and people do it every day.

What is the probable view of the writer for paragraph 5?

• We shouldn’t worry about the pressures we feel in life—they are not so big.

• If you can deal with daily pressures, you deal with sporting pressures.

What is the first high-pressure sports event included by the writer?

• gym workouts

• the 100-meter race

• golf championships

What is one of the rewards, given in the text, for getting the golf ball in the hole?

• winning a lot of money

• becoming famous on TV

• not feeling any pressure

What is a sign that you might have “the gyps”?

• feeling so much pressure that you feel ill

• ending your career because of the pressure

• being unable to hit the ball straight

What does the high amount of pressure in tennis do?

• makes people ill with “the gyps”

• makes the fans feel amazing

• makes people want to watch the sport

Which event in soccer does the writer identify as high pressure?

• being the goalkeeper

• taking penalty shots

• entering championships