The History of Ice-Skating

What is this article mostly about?

• how to ice skate

• different types of ice skates

• how ice skating has changed over time

What did people use bone skates for long ago?

• to quickly skate across lakes or rivers

• to skate in ice rinks

• to play sports

Some people skate indoors on a ________ year-round.

• rink

• bone

• strap

Ice skates used to be wobbly to skate in. What did people do to fix this?

• tied their laces tighter

• made ice skates that were a whole boot with a blade attached

• held on to the side of the rink

Look at the sidebar on page 3. When were metal blades first used?

• 5,000 years ago

• 1600s-1800s

• 1900s

You can skate _______ on metal skates than on bone ones.

• slower

• backwards

• faster

All of the following are ways to skate for fun except

• speed skating

• hockey

• figure skating

• hunting