Jackie Joyner-Kersee Comprehension Questions

1.What sport did Jackie Joyner-Kersee have an impressive athletic career in?

• A. volleyball

• B. track and field

• C. soccer

• D. swimming

2.What happened after Jackie Joyner-Kersee went to UCLA?

• A. She won the college basketball championship.

• B. She started her own foundation to encourage children.

• C. She provided internet access to over four million families.

• D. She started training for the Olympics at the age of 19.

3.Read the following sentences.

“At her second Olympic games, in 1988, Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke the world record in the heptathlon by earning 7,291 points. At the same Olympics, she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the long jump. In 1992, she broke another record by winning two Olympic heptathlons in a row, and gained a bronze medal in the long jump.”

What conclusion can you draw based on this evidence? 

• A. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a remarkable, successful athlete in many different events.

• B. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an exceptional basketball and volleyball player.

• C. Jackie Joyner-Kersee created a foundation to motivate young children to play sports.

• D. Jackie Joyner-Kersee only went to the Olympics once because she got injured

4. 4. Jackie Joyner-Kersee cares about improving the places people live. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• A. "A long jump athlete runs up to a line called the foul line and then leaps as far as possible into a sand pit. The athlete who leaps the farthest wins, but the athlete must jump before running past the foul line."

• B. "As a teen, Jackie Joyner-Kersee won many track, basketball, and volleyball championships. She went to the University of California, Los Angeles, to pursue her athletic goals, and at age 19 began training for the Olympics."

• C. "Decades have passed since Jackie Joyner-Kersee set the world record in the heptathlon at her second Olympic Games. Many athletes have competed in heptathlons, but no other athlete has beaten her heptathlon record."

• D. "While Jackie Joyner-Kersee was training and competing in the Olympics, she also created her own foundation to encourage children to play sports and contribute to their own communities."

5. 5. What is the main idea of this text?

• A. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the greatest basketball and volleyball champions of all time and has dedicated her life after track and field to helping families gain access to the internet.

• B. Jackie Joyner-Kersee set the world record for the heptathlon when she went to the 1988 Olympic Games and no other athlete has been able to beat her heptathlon record since.

• C. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time, specializing in the heptathlon and long jump, and has dedicated her life after track and field to helping others.

• D. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a famous educator who attended the University of California, Los Angeles and travels around the United States speaking about education and racial equality.

6. 6.Read the following sentences.

She has helped provide resources for children to reach their academic and athletic goals. She also has helped provide resources to many families. One of these resources is internet access. More than four million Americans have gained internet access because of her help.

As used in this excerpt, what does the word “provide” most closely mean?” 

• A. make something available to people

• B. keep something in one place forever

• C. admit that something is true

• D. move to a new place with friends

7.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee believes in helping people gain access to important resources, ________ the internet, in order to reach their goals.

• A. such as

• B. therefore

• C. although

• D. initially

8. 8. What does impressive mean?

• A. a special skill or field of study

• B. having a lasting effect on the mind or feelings; making a strong impression

• C. a source of help or support

• D. something that does not attract particular attention, admiration, or interest

8. 8. What does resource mean?

• A. a special skill or field of study

• B. having a lasting effect on the mind or feelings; making a strong impression

• C. a source of help or support

• D. something that does not attract particular attention, admiration, or interest

8. 10. What does specialty mean?

• A. a special skill or field of study

• B. having a lasting effect on the mind or feelings; making a strong impression

• C. a source of help or support

• D. something that does not attract particular attention, admiration, or interest