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WorksheetsI was the fastest girl in America...
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3mins
Mary Cain joined Nike because...
she wanted to make money
did not want to go to school
wanted to become the absolute best at her sport
because she loved the brand
Before joining Nike, Mary was...
a mediocre athlete
not at all performing well
already the best in the US in her age group
already world record holder
How old was Mary when she joined Nike?
12 years
16 years
20 years
24 years
When she got to Nike, she realized that the team consisted of...
Alberto and his friends
doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists
other atheletes
Alberto alone
What seemed to be the main concern of the trainer?
the fastest time
the weight of the athletes
the physical strength of the athletes
how good the athletes looked
"Then everything collapsed."
What can collapse? Select all correct options below.
a building
two points in space
a house of cards
somebody's career
a pair of shoes
"Cain became yet another standout young athlete who got beaten down by a win-at-all-costs culture."
What is the meaning of standout in the above sentence?
fighting injustice
being better than the rest
being a difficult person
being dumped by Nike
"Girls like Cain become damaged goods and fade away."
they die
we don't hear from them again
they go and hide from public eye
Figure skater Gracie Gold was a prodigy considered talented enough to win a gold medal at the next Olympics. Gold got caught in a system where she was compelled to become thinner and thinner. Gold developed disordered eating to the point of imagining taking her life.
This is very different from Mary Cain's story
This is somewhat similar to Mary Cain's story
This is almost exactly the same as Mary Cain's story.
Impossible to compare this case with Mary Cain's.
"We fetishize the rising athletes, but we don’t protect them."
use them for making money
don't consider them as human beings
criticize
support
In her conclusion, Mary Cain says that .... must change.
the sport as a whole
Nike
the laws
athletic competitions
On Thursday, Nike released this statement:
These are deeply troubling allegations which have not been raised by Mary or her parents before. Mary was seeking to rejoin the Oregon Project and Alberto’s team as recently as April of this year and had not raised these concerns as part of that process. We take the allegations extremely seriously and will launch an immediate investigation to hear from former Oregon Project athletes. At Nike we seek to always put the athlete at the center of everything we do, and these allegations are completely inconsistent with our values.
Mary Cain is a liar, it's all untrue
We are sorry that Mary Cain did not like our approach.
We were not able to prevent this because Mary Cain never said anything to us about this.
We are sorry, we made a lot of mistakes and will change.
