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WorksheetsRise Movie
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
The start of the movie shows the name Adetokunbo means "the _has returned from across the seas."
(a)
After escaping from the police, the Adetokunbos immigrate from Turkey to _.
(a)
Why was the father not at Giannis's birth?
He was busy working hard?
He got lost.
He forgot where to go.
He was under arrest.
While the father tells Thanasis about his baby brother, he says "friends come and go, but _ is forever."
(a)
What do the Adetokunbos try to get when they go to the government building?
residency
food
a car
plane tickets
Why are the Adetokunbos so scared of the police?
They can send them back to Nigeria.
They can put you in prison.
They can take your possessions.
During the soccer game, one of the boys says, "if one man scores, the whole _ scores."
(a)
Why do Giannis and Thanasis want to become great basketball players?
Fame
Money for the family
New shoes
They want to see the world.
Why do people throw rocks at the bus on the way to basketball camp?
they hate immigrants
they hate their team
they hat the bus driver
they want to accept new people in their country
Why does the father not want his boys to play basketball?
It's not safe.
They won't be good enough.
They are wasting their time.
They should get real jobs.
Which brother struggles at camp?
Giannis
Thanasis
The brothers are teased for sharing _.
(a)
Why could Thanasis not get money to play basketball?
He is an undocumented immigrant.
He didn't make the team.
He didn't show up.
He was injured.
Why did the father buy the brothers new shoes?
They outgrew their shoes.
They worked hard and earned them.
Someone stole their shoes.
The lost their shoes.
What does the father say when asked why the Greek people don't like them?
"They are scared of different people"
"They don't understand our language"
"They think we are dangerous"
"They are worried about their jobs"
Thanasis says, "This is your chance to _ the team."
(a)
The Adetokunbos didn't pay _, and couldn't get into their house.
(a)
Where did Giannis sleep after practice?
on the basketball court
friends house
park bench
coach's house
Why does Giannis not want to play basketball in Spain?
He wants to keep his family together.
His brother takes his spot.
Spain scares him.
He doesn't want to leave his girlfriend.
The Adetokunbos reject the Top Scout's offer for Giannis to play basketball because they don't _ him.
(a)
During the meeting with Nike, Giannis says, "We run farther, we are hungrier because we know the meaning of _."
sacrifice
hard work
family
bravery
Why does the Milwaukee Bucks GM think it is risky to draft Giannis?
He is young.
He is an undocumented immigrant.
He doesn't work hard enough.
He is too skinny.
Who does Giannis thank during his MVP speech?
Mother
Father
brothers
coaches
