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Wilma Unlimited

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of "remedy?"

a)

a feeling of great surprise.

b)

something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain.

c)

gaining a victory or succeeding in something and feeling very happy about it.

d)

to move something in a certain direction.

2.

What is the definition of "astonishment?"

a)

a feeling of great surprise.

b)

to move something in a certain direction.

c)

something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain.

d)

gaining a victory or succeeding in something and feeling very happy about it.

3.

What is the meaning of "triumphant?"

a)

to move something in a certain direction.

b)

gaining a victory or succeeding in something and feeling very happy about it.

c)

something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain.

d)

a feeling of great surprise.

4.

What is a synonym for launch?

a)

propel

b)

astonishment

c)

remedy

d)

triumphant

5.

What is a synonym for victorious?

a)

remedy

b)

triumphant

c)

astonishment

d)

propel

6.

What is a synonym for a treatment?

a)

propel

b)

astonishment

c)

triumphant

d)

remedy

7.

When was Wilma Rudolph born?

a)

1960

b)

1940

c)

2012

d)

1990

8.

The Rudolph family could not afford the LUXURY of a doctor. A LUXURY is something that ____.

a)

takes a lot of time

b)

is unnecessary but nice to have

c)

costs thousands of dollars

d)

is a great distance away

9.

Track-and-field events are __________ competitions.

a)

luxury

b)

fumble

c)

intense

d)

indoor

10.

The ___________ on the field caused the team to lose the game.

a)

fumble

b)

astonishment

c)

remedies

d)

triumph

11.

The dog ________ at the squirrel while he was on a walk in the park.

a)

propelled

b)

fumbled

c)

triumphed

d)

lunged

12.

Which event happened first in Wilma Rudolph's life?

a)

Wilma won three gold medals at the Olympics in 1960.

b)

Wilma walked to her seat in church.

c)

Wilma twisted her ankle in Rome.

d)

Wilma mailed her brace back to the hospital.

13.

Wilma Rudolph faced all of the following obstacles EXCEPT...

a)

polio

b)

double pneumonia

c)

challenges with having twenty-one siblings

d)

challenges with finding a new car

14.

What does the author mean by the phrase "the sound of hymns coloring the air"?

a)

The hymns were really loud.

b)

The hymns made everything more beautiful.

c)

The hymns came in many colors.

d)

There were different hymns hanging in the room.

15.

Which genre is "Wilma Unlimited" ?

a)

mystery

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

science fiction