Reading 1 - Preparing to Read

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in italic. [ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

1. The baseball game will ______ tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the park.

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

2. Thousands of people from all over the world (a)    the New York City Marathon every year. The fastest runners can win a lot a of money.

• race
• compete
• take place
• throw

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

3. Boxing is a(n) ​ (a)   sport; it was popular in Rome thousands of years ago.

• ancient
• strange
• competition
• race

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

4. The first cricket game I ever saw was ______ because I didn't understand the rules. Once I learned more about the sport, became a big fan.

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

5. In baseball, players must be able to _____ the ball a long distance directly to another player.

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

6. The best tennis players were selected from each high school in the city. They will play in a(n) ​​ (a)   to see who is the best tennis player in the city.

• competition
• swimming
• race
• compete

[ancient, compete, competition, strange, swimming, take place, throw, race]

7. Because Elsa grew up near the ocean, her favorite sport was ​​​​ (a)   . Her parents said she was just like a fish.

• swimming
• competition
• ancient
• strange

[Look at the underlined words in paragraph 1 of the text on page 108. Answer the questions.] ____

1. What is the main topic of the text?

• a. unusual competitions

• b. unusual sports

• c. popular sports

[Look at the underlined words in paragraph 1 of the text on page 108. Answer the questions.] ____

2. Where do the events in the text happen?

• a. in one country

• b. around the world

• c. in a city

[Look at the underlined words in paragraph 1 of the text on page 108. Answer the questions.] ____

3. Look at the underlined words again. What types of words are they? More than one answer is possible.

• a. verbs

• b. adjectives

• c. articles

• d. nouns

• e. prepositions