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Superstition and Sport

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the wrong answer.


Why do sports champions believe in superstitions?

a)

It brings them luck.

b)

It helps them succeed in competitions.

c)

It makes them more relax.

2.

According to psychologists, following the same routine makes people feel safe.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the meaning of superstition?

a)

Belief in supernatural influences

b)

Magic

c)

An act of ignorance

4.
What kinds of cats are considered to be bad luck?
a)
Black cats
b)
Orange cats
c)
Skinny cats
d)
old cats
5.

What do superstitions have no basis in?

a)

religion

b)

supernatural

c)

science

d)

coincidence

6.

Many superstitions based on _________.

a)

Religions

b)

Folklore

c)

Beliefs

d)

True events

7.

ladybug

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

fortune cookies

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

evil eye

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What is a superstition?

a)

A traditional way of doing things.

b)

An idea that bad intention leads to bad effects.

c)

A belief that on act will influence future events.

d)

A belief that there's no free lunch.

11.

What does the white color of wedding gowns represent?

a)

Sanity.

b)

Love.

c)

Good Luck.

d)

Purity.

12.

Why do people say "break a leg?"

a)

To say "safe trip" to a traveler.

b)

To wish a surgeon good luck.

c)

To avoid bad luck in general.

13.

What is the word that refers to a bad luck, or an unlucky event?

a)

Trivial

b)

Defy

c)

Misfortune

d)

Ritual

14.

Superstitions are ...

a)

facts

b)

guesses

c)

black cats

d)

beliefs

15.

A ___________ is something you think is true.

a)

belief

b)

escape

c)

failure

d)

experiment

16.

When you look for _____, you look for clues or proof that something is true.

a)

belief

b)

escape

c)

evidence

d)

experiment

17.

There is a ___ that black cats cause bad luck.

a)

evidence

b)

experiment

c)

superstition

d)

mistaken