Curling Winter Sport

What is the main idea of this text?

• Curling is a sport for only males to participate in.

• Curling is an olympic sport that includes four players on each team.

• Players wear special shoes to compete in this sport.

• There are twelve sweepers that use brooms to sweep the ice in front of the stone.

What is the effect of the friction on the ice?

• Whichever team has the most points is declared the winner.

• Teams take turns sliding their stones made of heavy granite across the ice towards the target.

• Two players called sweepers follow the stone down the ice.

• The stone will slow down and allows the player to have more control over where the stone will stop.

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What is a character trait you could use to describe Olympic curling players?

• demanding

• careless

• scared

• energetic

• disrespectful

According to the text, what kind of motion is the stone moving?

• circular

• back and forth

• triangular

• up and down

• over and under

What year was curling added to the Olympic games?

• 2005

• 2022

• 2001

• 1998

• 1995

What are two accurate details about the curling stones?

• The stones are generally about 40 pounds.

• Every team has 12 stones.

• The goal is to get the stones closest to the center circle.

• Each team has 4 players.

• Mixed teams have both men and women that compete in the Olympics.

How many circles make up the target?

• 4

• 8

• 2

• 10

"Whichever team has the most points is declared the winner."

What is another word for declared?

• scored

• loud

• proclaimed

• lost

• gathered

What can you infer about what would happen to players if they were the incorrect shoe while playing this sport?

• The broom would break and the players would be disqualified.

• The players would lose control and most likely fall.

• The girls would win!

• The players would win the gold medal.

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