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WorksheetsE 1-4 Above and Beyond
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a athlete?
a person who has trained to be very good at a sport
a person who works in a bank
a person who owns a car
a person who is trained in Judo
What is an opponent?
a friend
someone on your team
a girl or boy
one who is on the other side of a fight or contest
A chance is ...
a coin
a good time to do something, a risk
a bet
a thing that is for certain
Compete means to...
to try to win a contest
to finish
to go somewhere
saying you are better than someone else
Who was Jesse Owens?
a rodeo cowboy
a truck driver
an athlete
a farmer
How many world records did Jesse Owens set in 45 minutes?
10
3
1
5
Jesse Owens became friends with Luz Long. What country was Luz Long from?
China
Germany
Switzerland
Australia
What did Jesse Owens learn from Luz Long?
Luz told Jesse to start his jump a foot before the foul line.
Luz told Jesse just to give up.
Luz told Jesse that he would never win.
Luz told Jesse that Jesse couldn't beat Luz.
How many years did Jesse Owen's world's record hold up?
1 year
10 years
25 years
50 years
Did people like it that Jesse and Luz were friends?
Yes
No
Athletes in a high jump must______ over a high bar without touching it.
run
jump
go under and over
In the javelin throw, athletes try to throw a pole as ____ as they can.
fast
high
far
In the 100 meter hurdles race, ___________ must jump over hurdles.
jumpers
racers
runners
Youth athletes compete in the same types of ________ as Olympic athletes.
classes
shoes
events
How high do you think the World's Olympic High Jump Record is for women according to our book?
5 feet 7 1/4 inches
6 feet 9 inches
7 feet 10 inches
An announcer is ________________________.
someone who stands on sidewalk and yells things.
someone who describes sporting events or reads news on the radio or tv.
someone who tells secrets
Public means ____________.
in the shadows of a building
in the privacy of your home
in view of other people
Luz helped Jessie on his last jump. Luz told Jesse to start his jump a foot _________ the foul line so he would be sure not to touch the line.
after
before
on
By Luz, a German, _______ Jesse, an American, showed the world that not everyone believed what Hitler believed.
hurting
helping
serving
Luz Long was a track and field athlete on the _________ team.
German
American
Italian
