Readworks - Lionel Messi and Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens' grandparents were

• enslaved

• rich

• divorced

• miners

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Jesse Owens' parents were

• shop owners

• rich

• sharecroppers

• miners

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The life of a sharecropper was

• full of excitement.

• hard, they did not have much money or food.

• easy.

• difficult to learn.

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During childhood Jesse was described as

• smart and clever.

• fast and quick.

• strong and healthy.

• often sick.

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Jesse ran in the 1936 Olympics which were held in

• Germany

• Sweden

• Mexico

• England

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Jesse won 4 medals in which Olympic Sport?

• Basketball

• Track and Field

• Swimming

• Tennis

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Why did President Roosevelt not congratulate Jesse on his Olympic medals?

• Jesse was to busy to be congratulated.

• President Roosevelt was to busy to congratulate him.

• Jesse was black and he was treated poorly because of his skin color.

• Other athletes won more medals.

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Which president finally congratulated Jesse on his performance in the 1936 Olympics?

• Obama

• Biden

• Bush

• Reagan

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Lionel Messi was originally from which country?

• Germany

• USA

• Argentina

• Mexico

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Where was the soccer academy that invited Messi to train located?

• Spain

• Argentina

• Mexico

• Germany

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