Worksheets2014 The Nature of Sport in Today's World
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
From Paragraph 1, what is the difference between playing sport in the past and today?
People play sport single-mindedly in the past which is different from what sport is today.
People focus on sporting achievements today which was not present in the past.
People travel very far to play sport today which was not the case in the past.
Many people play sport today which was not the case in the past.
Still from Paragraph 1, do you think the writer is for or against the single-minded pursuit of sporting achievement today?
For
Against
From Paragraph 1, the notions of 'fair play' and 'a balance between body and mind' belong to...
Sport in today's world
the traditional model of sport
From Paragraph 1, a 'spirit' that values participation over winning belongs to...
Sport in today's world
the traditional model of sport
From Paragraph 1, people who are in favour of how sport is played traditionally think of sport in today's world as... (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
a result of the mind over the body's capabilities.
a place that is not conducive for underperforming athletes and ordinary people.
a place that encourages cheating and unscrupulous means to achieve top position.
a place where sporting excellence is the be-all and end-all.
From Paragraph 2, what made the disagreement between sport in today's world and the traditional model of sport more apparent?
The freedom of movement
The increased used of technology
The building of character
The unmeasurable outcomes
From Paragraph 2, which phrase tells you that the traditional model of sport is being threatened?
rather than
under the shadow of technology
has become a highly disciplined endeavour
any kind of inherent virtues
In line 15, where could the uneasiness have stemmed from?
That technology is firmly embedded in the traditional model of sport
That technology is firmly embedded in sport in today's world
That sport in today's world overvalue measurable sporting outcomes that lead to sporting success
That the traditional model of sport value the inherent virtues that come with playing sport
From Paragraph 3, what has contributed to the production of improved equipment? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
larger tennis racquets
complex innovation in engineering
sprung gymnastics floor
complex innovation in the design of product and material
From Paragraph 3, what are helmets, mouthpieces, paddings, primarily designed for?
aesthetics
comfort
fun
safety
From Paragraph 3, how are these equipment misused by athletes? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
Athletes suffer from greater rates and degrees of injuries.
Athletes are ready to take more risks than what they can actually take.
Athletes attack their opponents.
Athletes injure their sporting equipment.
From Paragraph 4, what is 'exercise science'?
The rigorous search for outstanding performances, athletes, coaches and sports scientists.
The recording of world records.
The careful and logical approach to understand the principles that underlie human movement.
The craving for sporting excellence.
From Paragraph 4, when you say someone has an edge over someone else, this person has a...
strange outcome
clear advantage
slight advantage
death wish
From Paragraph 5, who makes up the professional teams in modern sport? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
Athletes
Physiotherapist
Coaches
Sport Analysts
From Paragraph 5, how many technical staff travel with team members?
many more technical staff than athletes
almost equal number of technical staff and athletes
much fewer technical staff than athletes
From Paragraph 5, why do these technical staff 'continually poke, prod and test' the athlete's body?
To make sure that the athlete is alive.
To move the unmotivated athlete.
To limit the body's sporting potential.
To maximise the body's sporting potential.
From Paragraph 5, what is the immediate purpose of scrutinising video images of athletes?
To be glorified for winning.
To modify movements so that they can be faster
To compete against time.
To get financial security.
From Paragraph 5, an athlete who has the slightest advantage over a competitor enjoys... (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
retirement job.
fame.
good food.
guaranteed monetary gains.
From Paragraph 6, which word suggests that ordinary people allow exercise equipment to change their body shape?
modifying
confined
submit
tyranny
From Paragraph 6, what can exercise equipment change in ordinary people? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
Physical limit
Shape
Size
Facial features
From Paragraph 6, the writer describes how the latest dietary fads BLARE OUT from the television or LEAP OUT of the pages of glossy magazines. This shows that he...
approves of dietary fads.
disapproves of dietary fads.
From Paragraph 6, which phrase has the same idea as 'highly disciplined endeavour' found in Paragraph 2?
confined to
a profusion of machinery
serious undertakings
the body's capitulation
Overall, the writer is of the view that sport in today's world is...
an inevitable change.
an undesirable change.
an expensive change.
a welcomed change.
