The Refugee Who Ran in the Olympics

Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the text?

• Biel is a survivor of the Sudanese civil war who ran at the Games in Rio.

• "In the refugee cam we have no facilities - even shoes we don't have."

• The ORF is financed by donations from the Qatar Olympic Committee.

• It helps restore childhood and brings some semblance of normalcy in these young but already broken lives.

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Which statement is the CENTRAL idea of the article?

• Biel thinks that running is something that can change the world.

• Biel hopes to use his success to help others who are like him.

• The ORF is financed by Qatar Olympic Committee and Liechtenstein

• The ORF can help build sports facilities for refugee children.

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Read the following passage:

Biel was 10 when his family's grass house in Sudan was burned to the ground. Left to fend for himself in the bush, he survived on fruit and leaves before finally reaching a refugee camp in Kenya. It was there that he learned how to run competitively.

What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to infer about Biel based on this passage?

• The author wants the reader to think that Biel is someone who need to be protected from people who want to harm him.

• The author wants the reader to think that Biel is a sad person who only thinks about the negative things that happened.

• The author wants the reader to think that Biel is a strong person who overcame many hardships in his life.

• The author wants the reader to think that Biel is someone who always knew he would go to the olympics

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What is MOST likely the reason the author include information about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020?

• to show where most of Biel's funding is currently going

• to show how they are providing funding refugee camps

• to persuade the reader to support Biel as he competes

• to show what Biel's future dreams and aspirations are

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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What does the word aspirations mean in this context?

"He is now leading a drive to improve sports facilities in refugee camps around the world and raise Olympic aspirations.

• entertainment

• attendances

• focuses

• desires

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What is the central idea of paragraph 5?

• They must jump hurdles in every practice

• Conditioning is the most important aspect of being an Olympian.

• The obstacles they had to overcome were not just physical, but emotional too.

• "All had overcome tremendous hurdles"

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Read the 3rd sentence from paragraph 14. What does the word semblance mean as it is used in the sentence?

• similarity

• difference

• consistency

• autonomy

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Which sentence from the text best implies that Biel is an emotionally strong individual?

• "I will show the world that being a refugee you can do something."

• "He only remembers crying twice in his life."

• "I can show my fellow refugees that they have a chance, and a hope in life."

• "They not only suffered the heart break and pain of family separation and loss, but also reached high levels of fitness in adverse conditions."

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Read the sentence from the text.

"The group sets up sports facilities for refugees, displaced and vulnerable children."

What does the author communicate to the reader with the use of the word vulnerable?

Select 2 options

• The children cannot do anything and are in a hopeless situation.

• Having no home leaves children in more affluent areas.

• Building more sports facilities helps with creating a safer environment for the children that had to flee.

• Sports facilities are crucial in the development of under-privileged children

• The children experienced trauma and need a place to be a kid again.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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