WorksheetsIs she an athlete? Scholastic Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. [PART A] What is the meaning of a maneuver?
a)
A.a movement that requires skill
b)
B.a rule designed to improve safety
c)
C.a serious injury
d)
D.a determination to succeed
2.
2. [PART B] Which detail from the article best illustrates the meaning of a maneuver?
a)
A.“Paisley spends about 25 hours a week, year-round, practicing.”
b)
B.“Back then, cheerleaders mostly chanted and waved pom-poms.”
c)
C.“But many college cheerleaders are pushed beyond that limit.”
d)
D.“Cheerleaders create human pyramids and get tossed high in the air.”
3.
3. Which statement is an opinion?
a)
A.Cheerleading began in the 1800s.
b)
B.There are about 3.5 million cheerleaders in the United States.
c)
C.Cheerleading does not require as much skill as soccer.
d)
D.Title IX was passed in 1972.
4.
4. What is the section “New Heights” about?
a)
A.Paisley Smith’s cheerleading injury
b)
B.Paisley Smith’s practice schedule
c)
C.the passage of Title IX
d)
D.the risks modern cheerleaders face
5.
5. Which section contains information about the writing system that the Maya used?
a)
A. “Ahead of Their Time”
b)
B.“Lasers Lead the Way”
c)
C.“More to Come”
d)
D.“Schooled by the Maya”
6.
6. Which detail would be least important to include in a summary of the article?
a)
A.Ruins of a Maya city were found in Mexico.
b)
B.The Maya were an advanced civilization.
c)
C.The Maya writing system included about 800 hieroglyphs.
d)
D.Technology called lidar helped scientists locate the remains of Maya structures.
7.
7. When Luke Auld-Thomas says the ruins were a “stone’s throw from the road,” you can infer that he means the ruins were _______.
a)
A.at the end of the road
b)
B.close to the road
c)
C.hundreds of miles from the road
d)
D.buried under piles of stone
8.
8. Based on the article, you know that the ice festival _____.
a)
A.takes place each year
b)
B.opened to the public in October
c)
C.will take place in Norway next year
d)
D.is the world’s only ice-sculpting contest
9.
9. Why does the article mention the Great Wall of China?
a)
A.The ice festival features a sculpture of it.
b)
B.The ice festival is located next to it.
c)
C.Ice for the festival was taken from it.
d)
D.Ice festival-goers can slide down it.
10.
10. A Scholastic survey of kids ages 6 to 17 showed that 72 percent of them _____.
a)
A.read only nonfiction
b)
B.read only fiction
c)
C.read a book for fun at least once a week
d)
D.visit a library at least once a week
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