End of Unit 4 Test

There is a huge range of benefits that people can get from doing sport. The first things that spring to mind probably relate to physical well-being, but sport can help us greatly in other ways too. For example, it can give participants the ________________ to succeed, which transfers into their education and working lives.

• determination

• beautification

• belief

• befriend

Equally, taking part in sport develops ________________, a useful thing to have in any activity you might do.

• self-control

• self-controlling

• controlment

• controllingness

Progressing and doing well at a sport also promotes the sensation of ________________ within us, making us feel better about ourselves and thoroughly boosting our ________________.

• confidence, self-esteem

• confident, esteem

• confide, self-esteemed

• confidant, self-esteems

Team sports are also great for building up a sense of ________________: after all, each player is an essential part of the team.

• belonging

• belonged

• belongs

• belonger

Training in any sport helps us to be more________________ of not just our bodies and physical limits, but also of our potential to perform under pressure and improve.

• mindful

• mindless

• minded

• minding

Clear focus on a sporting activity can also help to improve our ________________ span, a real bonus in our fast-moving world!

• attention

• attending

• attentive

• attendant

The rush of energy we get from doing sport is caused by endorphins, hormones that create a sense of ________________, thereby lifting our mood.

• joyfulness

• joyless

• joyfully

• joyfulnesses

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

We must do more to give elite sports stars the help they need to cope. (help)

More ________________________________ elite sports stars cope.

• must be done to help

• should be done for helping

• must do to help

• must be done for help

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

More people are attending top football games than ever before. (attended)
Top football games ________________________________ people than ever before.

• are being attended by more

• are attended by most

• have attended by more

• are being attended most

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

The pressure of everyone expecting my performance to be perfect is exhausting. (being)

The pressure ________________________________ perfectly every week is exhausting.

• of being expected to perform

• of being asked to perform

• of being told to perform

• of being made to perform