Worksheets"Meet the teen born without arms who competed in the Chicago
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 47mins
Would you like to know more about Holt-Oram syndrome?
Yes
No
To take in information, ideas and culture and understand fully.
adaptive
modesty
assimilate
aspiration
Providing or contributing to being flexible.
buoyancy
modesty
assimilate
adaptive
Laying down
buoyancy
recumbent
assimilate
torso
An athletic contest that includes swimming, cycling and running.
phenomenon
recumbent
torso
triathlon
The trunk of the human body.
torso
skull
abdomen
recumbent
A fact or situation that is observed to have happened, whose cause or explanation is in question.
aspiration
phenomenon
plagiarism
modesty
(True or False) There can be more than one central idea in a text.
(a)
(True or False) A summary is an average of three complete paragraphs long.
(a)
The central idea...
is the main point of the text
includes as much info. as possible about the text
An objective summary...
includes facts and opinions
includes opinions
includes facts
The most common place for readers to locate the central idea is...
The title
The first paragraph
The third paragraph
The caption
How does the jump-box video affect Tim?
The video made Tim realize that he wanted to get a more permanent job with Dare2tri.
The video made Tim encourage other teens with disabilities to film their strength-training exercises.
The popularity of the video made Tim feel obligated to become athletic.
The popularity of the video made Tim want to support NubAbility.
Which of the following MOST influenced Tim's plan to try out for the football team?
his introduction to a famous defensive back
his deep love for professional sports
his mother's encouragement and reassurance
his interest in living a normal life like his peers
Which statement would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
Tim and his mother both thought they would like soccer, but each had bad experiences,
Tim's mother remembers how other mothers would refer to Tim as a baby when he was 6 years old,
As Tim kept working with Dare2tri and built up his skills, he began to overcome his shyness.
While swimming, Tim achieves buoyancy similarly to how people use a "dead man's float."
Which two of the following sentences from the article include CENTRAL ideas of the article?
1.Tim was born without arms and became a viral phenomenon thanks to a workout video that showed him overcoming the odds--and his fears--to jump onto a box.
2. Now the 14-year-old incoming freshman at Proviso West participated in the Chicago Triathlon and plans to try out for the Panthers football team as a kicker.
3.Tim is aware of the physical pitfalls of the triathlon, such as tripping during his run and not being able to brace himself.
4.Tim joked that if he can make the football team, he'll have some new 200-pound friends who won't let anyone mess with their teammate.
1 and 2
2 and 4
1 and 3
3 and 4
LAFS.7.R.I.1.2
In five complete sentences, write an Objective Summary of the article.
