Cool Jobs Sports Science and Adventure in the City
Authored by MAVIS WILSON
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in
paragraph 1 of the excerpt from “Cool Jobs: Sports Science”?
To convey to the reader the pressure of Olympic gymnastic
performances
To draw the reader into the topic of sports science using a
true story
To highlight the way an error can keep a gymnast from victory
To show how well world-class athletes must be able to perform
Answer explanation
The first paragraph hooks the reader with a first-person point of view from a gymnast performing in a stadium.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The problem-and-solution organizational pattern in paragraphs 7
through 11 of the excerpt from “Cool Jobs: Sports Science” supports
the topic by —
highlighting the way gymnasts cannot rely on their coaches
for feedback
suggesting that no gymnast can land perfectly every time, even with practice
revealing how hard gymnasts must work to understand the
mechanics of their sport
illustrating how science helps gymnasts make adjustments to
land successfully
Answer explanation
The problem is that judges have strict standards for gymnasts when they land.
The Solution that that gymnasts can use science to land perfectly.
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CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the controlling idea of the excerpt from “Cool Jobs:
Sports Science”?
Gymnasts must change their body position in order to stick landings.
Science helps gymnasts and other athletes improve performance.
Shannon Miller is an American gymnast who won the Olympic
gold medal.
Olympic gymnastics requires effort on the part of both athletes
and coaches.
Answer explanation
The controlling idea is the main message.
The controlling idea of the passage is that science helps gymnasts perform well.
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poet most likely uses a repetitive structure in the poem in order to —
show the height of the jumps
stress a pattern of actions
present the athlete as childlike
reveal a contrast between ideas
Answer explanation
The rhyming patterns stress what the speaker is doing.
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the meter of the poem “Adventure in the City” convey to
the reader?
The brief nature of the performance
The many risks that the athlete is taking
The quick, seamless movements of the athlete
The loud, excited cries of the spectators
Answer explanation
Meter is rhythm.
The rhythm of the poem is quick just like the movements of the speaker.
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the poet includes a photograph with the
poem “Adventure in the City”?
To show what type of movements are used for parkour
To emphasize the importance of the setting for parkour
To indicate how popular parkour is
To stress the need for a proper landing in the sport of parkour
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CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To suggest the athlete’s strength as he moves
To suggest the onlookers’ excitement
To evoke sudden, choppy movement
To evoke rapid, smooth movement
Answer explanation
A simile is a comparison using like or as.
A river is smooth and flows quickly; the author is comparing the athlete to a smooth and quick river.
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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