“The Wave Catcher” and “The Record Breaker” Quiz

1. The lines “At first, the crowd was silent . . . Then they cheered!” tell you that people felt ______ when they saw Duke Kahanamoku surf.

• angry
• bored
• afraid
• amazed

2. The map “Welcome to Hawaii” on page 22 shows where Duke ______.

• set a swimming world record
• was born and raised
• showed off his swimming skills
• taught people about Hawaiian culture

3. In the line “So Duke used his fame to teach people about Hawaiian culture and share surfing with America,” the word culture means ______.

• the customs and traditions of a group of people
• acts requiring great skill or daring
• remarkable or very impressive
• riding waves on a board

4. What is the main idea of the section “Surf Crazy”?

• Duke loved surfing and swimming.
• Americans had never seen anyone surf.
• Americans fell in love with surfing.
• Surfing became an Olympic sport.

5. The author refers to Duke as the “father of modern surfing” because he ______.

• won Olympic gold medals in surfing
• invented the sport of surfing
• shared surfing with America
• set a surfing world record

6. The article about Carissa Moore is most likely titled “The Record Breaker” because Carissa ______.

• broke world records and won the first Olympic gold medal in women’s surfing
• was inspired by Duke’s achievements
• competed more than any other surfer
• set a swimming world record

7. Which line best supports the idea that Carissa is a talented surfer?

• “Carissa had been training for years.”
• “She was just 5 years old the first time she rode a wave.”
• “With accuracy and speed, she sliced through walls of water like a knife.”
• “‘I wanted to make Hawaii proud.’”

8. Both articles are about ______. Choose TWO.

• Hawaiian athletes
• Olympic gold medalists
• famous swimmers
• surfers with official days honoring them

Who introduced surfing to the Hawaiian Islands?

• Persians who came to Hawaii

• Polynesians who came to Hawaii

• Chinese migrants to Hawaii

• Greek migrants to Hawaii

How did Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth spread Hawaiian culture to the rest of the world?

• They helped spread surfing, an important part of Hawaiian culture, to the rest of the world and increase its popularity.

• They learned all about the origins of surfing, an important part of Hawaiian culture that came from Southern California originally.

• Surfing is an important part of Hawaiian culture and they organized travel groups to Hawaii for surfing.

• Surfing is an important part of Hawaiian culture and they created lighter boards that made surfing more accessible.