FET READING PART 4

Match the paragraph below to the correct heading.

This race takes place in Wales. It is called a marathon, but it is actually

35.4 km, not 42.2 km like a usual marathon. People race against horses

across the hills and mountains. It started in 1981, but a human did not

win until 2004.

• Chess boxing

• Dragon boat racing

• Camel wrestling

• Caber toss

• Man vs. horse marathon

Match the paragraph below to the correct heading.

Every year in Singapore, thousands of people come to watch the dragon

boat race. A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with a painted

dragon’s head on one end. There are 22 people in each boat and they race

in the water. Dragon boat racing is also popular in China, Malaysia and

Indonesia.

• Chess boxing

• Dragon boat racing

• Camel wrestling

• Caber toss

• Man vs. horse marathon

Match the paragraph below to the correct heading.

In this sport, people compete to throw a large piece of wood called a

caber as far as they can. The caber toss is an ancient Scottish sport. 

The caber has no official size or shape, but it is usually the size of a small tree.

• Chess boxing

• Dragon boat racing

• Camel wrestling

• Caber toss

• Man vs. horse marathon

Match the paragraph below to the correct heading.

You need both strength and intelligence to be a good chess boxer. Players

play a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing. There are eleven

rounds in total. Chess boxing was invented in 1992 by an English comic

book writer. The sport is most popular in England and Germany.

• Chess boxing

• Dragon boat racing

• Camel wrestling

• Caber toss

• Man vs. horse marathon

Match the paragraph below to the correct heading.

In Turkey, camel wrestling* is a very old sport. The largest camel

wrestling competition takes place in Ephesus every year and thousands

of people come. In the sport, two male camels wrestle each other.

Sometimes the camels do not want to fight and they run through the

crowds, which can be dangerous

• Chess boxing

• Dragon boat racing

• Camel wrestling

• Caber toss

• Man vs. horse marathon