READING COMPREHENSION - A MESSAGE OF HOPE / SCANNING

1) TRUE or FALSE?: "All the athletes on the unusual team were either runners or swimmers."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

There were also athletes who did judo.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

2) TRUE OR FALSE?: "The athletes used their own national flags."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

They competed under the Olympic flag.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

3) TRUE OR FALSE: "Globally, there are more than 25 million refugees."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

5) TRUE OR FALSE?: "The athletes won several medals."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The team didn't win any medals.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4) TRUE OR FALSE? :"Coubertin believed that sports could be used to educate people."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

6) TRUE OR FALSE?: "There will not be a Refugee Team at any other Olympic Games."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The Olympic Committee decided to continue having a Refugee Team at the Olympics.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7