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6.5 Sports Quiz 1

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was so angry that he wanted to ______ the chair across the room.

a)

fix

b)

hurl

c)

sit

d)

carry

2.

The building is very ______ – it’s the biggest one in the city.

a)

small

b)

short

c)

massive

d)

broken

3.

Compared to last year, this winter is ______ warm.

a)

rarely

b)

relatively

c)

highly

d)

extremely

4.

The teacher gave a ______ speech at the end of class.

a)

long

b)

confusing

c)

brief

d)

boring

5.

A bomb is an ______ device.

a)

boring

b)

explosive

c)

relaxing

d)

invisible

6.

He made a fast ______ to the finish line.

a)

sit

b)

climb

c)

sprint

d)

sleep

7.

That record is 5 ______ higher than the last one.

a)

jump-times

b)

meals

c)

balls

d)

rains

8.

Long-distance runners need a lot of ______.

a)

fun

b)

rest

c)

endurance

d)

air

9.

Gravity is an important ______ in science.

a)

toy

b)

story

c)

theory

d)

tree

10.

She is ______ a famous saying in her speech.

a)

ignoring

b)

dancing

c)

invoking

d)

drawing

11.

The teacher used an ______ to explain the idea.

a)

oft-cited adage

b)

long story

c)

funny joke

d)

cooking tip

12.

This drink has a sweet ______ of fruit and honey.

a)

smell

b)

composition

c)

color

d)

bottle

13.

He was ______ taller than last year.

a)

easily

b)

softly

c)

appreciably

d)

rarely

14.

This sauce will ______ the meat dish perfectly.

a)

hurt

b)

complement

c)

break

d)

ruin

15.

The ______ professor gave a farewell speech.

a)

old

b)

sleeping

c)

emeritus

d)

student

16.

This copy is a perfect ______ of the original.

a)

mistake

b)

duplicate

c)

hole

d)

trick

17.

Jumping exercises like ______ help build strength.

a)

dancing

b)

plyometrics

c)

swimming

d)

running

18.

She ______ a new way to learn English.

a)

slept

b)

pioneered

c)

forgot

d)

ignored

19.

A ______ runs very fast over a short distance.

a)

walker

b)

sprinter

c)

hiker

d)

lifter

20.

We did five minutes of running, then took an ______.

a)

elevator

b)

break

c)

interval

d)

exam

21.

Milk is rich in calcium, a type of ______.

a)

sugar

b)

gas

c)

mineral

d)

fat

22.

There are many different teaching ______ today.

a)

toys

b)

methods

c)

methodologies

d)

schools

23.

She studies how the body moves using ______.

a)

history

b)

grammar

c)

biomechanics

d)

medicine

24.

They plan to ______ old records for the computer.

a)

digitize

b)

throw

c)

print

d)

erase

25.

We need to measure the size of each ______.

a)

wall

b)

line

c)

dimension

d)

letter

26.

He took a step ______, then jumped forward.

a)

backward

b)

outside

c)

inside

d)

higher

27.

The old man shared his life ______.

a)

game

b)

job

c)

wisdom

d)

clothes

28.

He was ______ the 'King of High Jump' by fans.

a)

watched

b)

dubbed

c)

followed

d)

ignored

29.

She used an ______ method to solve the problem.

a)

easy

b)

loud

c)

unorthodox

d)

polite

30.

The ______ model helped them design the building.

a)

musical

b)

mathematical

c)

broken

d)

glass

31.

The video showed a 3D sports ______.

a)

paper

b)

book

c)

simulation

d)

phone

32.

Dick ______ changed how people do the high jump.

a)

Johnson

b)

Smith

c)

Fosbury

d)

Allen

33.

In the past, athletes landed in ______, not foam.

a)

water

b)

sawdust

c)

sand

d)

stones

34.

Today, they use ______ pits for safety.

a)

iron

b)

wood

c)

foam

d)

metal

35.

The problem is ______ hard to solve.

a)

vexingly

b)

lightly

c)

quickly

d)

rarely

36.

It may look boring, but this task is not ______.

a)

true

b)

mundane

c)

fast

d)

fun

37.

A math ______ helped him find the right answer.

a)

equation

b)

question

c)

word

d)

color

38.

For the ______ future, we’ll keep using this plan.

a)

foreseeable

b)

big

c)

raining

d)

dry

39.

He ran a short, fast ______ of speed.

a)

burst

b)

sleep

c)

game

d)

thought

40.

Dr. ______ helped design this training program.

a)

Smith

b)

Yessis

c)

John

d)

Walker

41.

ran a short, fast ________ of speed.

a)

burst

b)

sleep

c)

game

d)

thought

42.

Dr. ________ helped design this training program.

a)

Smith

b)

Yessis

c)

John

d)

Walker

43.

The actors were ________ their lines for the play.

a)

forgetting

b)

rehearsing

c)

shouting

d)

erasing

44.

Climbing the mountain was a difficult ________.

a)

meal

b)

movie

c)

endeavor

d)

walk

45.

Big sports games are held in large ________.

a)

rooms

b)

stadiums

c)

gyms

d)

parks

46.

One ________ said the project was a waste of money.

a)

friend

b)

boss

c)

detractor

d)

player

47.

The bottles were clearly ________ with prices.

a)

labelled

b)

opened

c)

thrown

d)

hidden

48.

He only drinks fancy coffee – what a ________!

a)

player

b)

fan

c)

snob

d)

kid

49.

Her sports bag is full of tennis ________.

a)

lights

b)

food

c)

accouterments

d)

drinks

50.

Their fame was ________ – now no one remembers them.

a)

bright

b)

slow

c)

ephemeral

d)

real

51.

________ don’t care about dreams – they want results.

a)

Friends

b)

Pragmatists

c)

Animals

d)

Artists

52.

________ always look for ways to spend less money.

a)

Shoppers

b)

Penny-pinchers

c)

Drivers

d)

Sellers

53.

This word is ________ from a Latin word.

a)

hidden

b)

copied

c)

derived

d)

painted

54.

His style is very ________ – you can tell it's him.

a)

common

b)

broken

c)

distinctive

d)

old

55.

The team was ________ to study the new stadium.

a)

broken

b)

commissioned

c)

copied

d)

stopped

56.

The company started a land ________ project.

a)

reclamation

b)

celebration

c)

decoration

d)

explanation

57.

An ________ is a place where animals are killed for meat.

a)

aquarium

b)

bakery

c)

abattoir

d)

museum

58.

The final horse race took place at the ________.

a)

school

b)

restaurant

c)

racecourse

d)

station

59.

The decision was ________ – many people disagreed.

a)

popular

b)

controversial

c)

exciting

d)

lazy

60.

He decided to ________ his mistake.

a)

forget

b)

confess

c)

repeat

d)

draw

61.

The old ________ of the house needs fixing.

a)

brickwork

b)

computer

c)

kitchen

d)

shoes

62.

Building the stadium took a lot of money and ________.

a)

fun

b)

water

c)

expenditure

d)

dinner

63.

It would be ________ to ignore their help.

a)

kind

b)

churlish

c)

quick

d)

early

64.

Good ________ keeps the air fresh in a room.

a)

decoration

b)

noise

c)

ventilation

d)

heating

65.

The factory uses ________ parts to build machines.

a)

mechanical

b)

soft

c)

cold

d)

sweet

66.

The bridge is made of strong ________ beams.

a)

wooden

b)

plastic

c)

steel

d)

paper

67.

Cement and ________ are used in modern buildings.

a)

concrete

b)

fabric

c)

sugar

d)

salt

68.

He ________ into the market and found success.

a)

tapped

b)

missed

c)

slipped

d)

fell

69.

Farmers use ________ systems to water their crops.

a)

cooking

b)

irrigation

c)

freezing

d)

planting

70.

Wires were ________ together across the field.

a)

eaten

b)

strung

c)

broken

d)

painted

71.

Some tennis strings are made from animal ________.

a)

legs

b)

bones

c)

gut

d)

fur

72.

People used to dry ________ to make violin strings.

a)

hair

b)

intestines

c)

skin

d)

wood

73.

Most rackets now use ________ strings.

a)

gold

b)

wooden

c)

synthetic

d)

spicy

74.

This material is strong and ________, good for sports.

a)

dirty

b)

expensive

c)

durable

d)

broken

75.

This tennis racket has a ________ of natural and fake strings.

a)

mix

b)

hybrid set-up

c)

clean case

d)

food set

76.

The sign will ________ where the exit is.

a)

cover

b)

break

c)

indicate

d)

stop

77.

The ________ grips are still on the racket.

a)

original

b)

green

c)

slow

d)

big

78.

The engineer made a small ________ to the design.

a)

mess

b)

problem

c)

modification

d)

solution

79.

The ________ plan was not very good.

a)

final

b)

dry

c)

initial

d)

sweet

80.

The project ________ last year in May.

a)

commenced

b)

dropped

c)

flew

d)

sold

81.

The students were ________ at the end of the course.

a)

kicked

b)

assessed

c)

sung

d)

missed

82.

After the test, he was ________ to join the race.

a)

declared unfit

b)

watched happy

c)

forced clean

d)

moved outside