My Life Hasn't Changed

According to the text, what sport did Ann play a wheelchair athlete just over a year after her second accident?

• skiing

• track and field

• basketball

• training

What problem and solution are described in this text?

• The problem was the ski accident that left Ann unable to walk, and the solution was becoming a wheelchair athlete.

• The problem was that Ann´s spinal cord was severed, and the solution was to put it together.

• The problem was that there were no opportunities for wheelchair athletes, and the solution was to create a program called the Cruisers.

• The problem was that Ann had little time to train for track and field, and the solution was to join the basketball team instead.

Injuring your spinal cord is very serious. Which evidence from the text supports this conclusion.

• The spinal cord is made of tissue that carries signals to and from the brain. They tell body parts when and how to move.

• She knew that training for track and field took too much time to allow her to work.

• So she tried out for the U.S. Paralympic women's basketball team instead, and she made it.

• Thompson is a role model for millions of people with physical disabilities. Her message to kids is simple

Based on the text, what can you conclude about Ann?

• She is going to become a trainer some day.

• She continues to wish that she could ski.

• She is a strong person who tries very hard,

• She likes basketball more than track and field.

What is the main idea of the text?

• At the age of 16 years old, Ann fell and severed her spinal cord, which left her unable to walk and ski.

• In the years of 1988, 1992, 1996, Ann joined the U.S. Paralympic team, where she competed in track -and - field events.

• Ann could no longer be a skier because of an accident, but she continued to give her best effort as a wheelchair athlete.

• Many kids with physical disabilities have seen Ann in her wheelchair, and they are inspired by her actions.

Read these sentences from the text:

¨As she sped down the hill on her skis, Thompson had a terrible accident. She fell and severed her spinal cord.

Based on the sentences, what does the word ¨accident¨ mean?

• fun event that happens with planning

• fun event that happens by chance

• harmful event that happens with planning

• harmful event that happens by chance

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Ann's spinal cord was severed in an accident, ________ she could no longer walk.

• although

• but

• because

• so