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It's like the whole world turns into a giant sports channel when the Summer Olympics come on TV! Amazing athletes from different countries compete in so many different sports. From the fastest runners on Earth to the gymnasts who can bend like pretzels, it's mind-blowing what they can do. Even though I might not understand every sport, it's still exciting to cheer on the athletes and see who wins the gold medals. It makes you want to get outside and try something new.

Choose the sentence that gives the best conclusion for the opinion essay.

• The Winter Olympics come on TV two years later.

• I love watching the games with a big bowl of popcorn.

• I want to compete in the 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympics.

• Through TV, we are able to watch and celebrate the world's best athletes.

I did a lot of yelling when I attended the Atlanta Summer Olympics in the summer of 1996.

Which of the following is a SYNONYM for yelling?

• whispering

• shouting

• dancing

• talking

Read each sentence carefully, and look at the underlined word.  In which sentences are the underlined word used correctly?

• The athlete, who trained for year, was excited to make the Olympic team.

• Cheering on the U.S. athletes is the reason when I watch Olympics on TV.

• Atlanta is the place where the Summer Olympics took place in 1996.

• The 1972 Summer Olympics who ended in tragedy was watched by millions on TV.

• The Summer Olympics that take place every four years can be watched on TV.

Mario ______ training for the Olympics in 2028.

Which of the following verbs can be correctly placed in the sentence above?

• is

• am

• was

• be

The athletes compete against each other in events. Then, the winners get to stand on the podium.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

• Then, the winners get to stand on the podium, and the athletes compete against each other in events.

• Even though the athletes compete against each other, the winners get to stand on the podium.

• After the athletes compete against each other in events, the winners get to stand on the podium.

• The athletes compete against each other in events, or the winners get to stand on the podium.