Yusra Mardini Readworks

Why did Yusra Mardini have to leave Syria?

• She left because there was a war and it was dangerous.

• She left because she needed to help steer a boat across the Aegean Sea.

• She left to train and compete for Syria in the Olympics.

What is one thing she had to do to escape?

• She had to teach twenty people to swim.

• She had to swim in a competition.

• She had to pull a boat with twenty people in it.

The text says that the boat’s engine broke down. What evidence from the text best explains why this may have happened?

• "The three girls dragged the boat across the sea for hours."

• "This boat was only supposed to hold six people. However, twenty passengers were on the boat."

• "Syria was in the middle of a war, and it became dangerous for people to live there."

What is the main idea of this text?

• Yusra Mardini escaped war in Syria and helped others on her way to becoming an inspiring Olympic athlete.

• Yusra Mardini is a refugee who escaped war in Syria and sought safety in Greece.

• Yusra Mardini trained for the Olympics by pulling a boat with 20 people in it across the Aegean Sea.

“She was going to swim in the Olympics for Syria, but then she had to flee from her home country in 2015. Syria was in the middle of a war, and it became dangerous for people to live there.”

• jump

• train

• escape

After the boat's engine broke down, Mardini and two other passengers pulled the boat across the Aegean Sea. How can their actions best be described?

• brave

• selfish

• confusing

Mardini grew up in Syria. She swam for this country in many swimming competitions.

True or False

• True

• False

People around the world think that Yusra Mardini is a hero.

True or False

• True

• False

Ms. Bradley wears glasses.

True or False

• False

• True