Golden Moments

Which quotation from the passage describes what is shown in the photograph?

• "I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air forever,' he said later." (paragraph 4)

• "Luz hugged Jesse after they got their medals and escorted him around the stadium, arm in arm, as the German fans cheered." (paragraph 5)

• "On August 5, Jesse competed for his third goal medal, this time in the 200-meter dash." (paragraph 6)

• "In this race, four runners pass a baton from hand to hand as each finishes a 100-meter section." (paragraph 7)

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Which two quotations from the passage show that Luz Long was kind to Jesse Owens?

• "His toughest rival was a jumper named Luz Long. Luz was German..." (paragraph 2)

• "But Jesse made a foul on his first qualifying jump by stepping too far past the takeoff board." (paragraph 2)

• "Luz came over to Jesse and suggested that Jesse move his takeoff point back just to be safe." (paragraph 2)

• "The long-jump final came down to just Jesse and Luz." (paragraph 3)

• "Luz hugged Jesse after they got their medals and escorted him around the stadium, arm in arm, as the German fans cheered." (paragraph 5)

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What is the meaning of the word remarkable in paragraph 10?

• amazing

• careful

• funny

• gentle

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What was the result of the 4 x 100-meter relay race?

• The team signed autographs for the German fans.

• The team set a world record.

• The team won a silver medal.

• The team walked around the stadium with Luz Long.

Read the sentences from paragraph 2.

But Jesse made a foul on his first qualifying jump by stepping too far past the takeoff board. If Jesse fouled again, he would be out of the finals. Luz came over to Jesse and suggested that Jesse move his takeoff point back just to be safe. Jesse did, and on his next jump, Jesse shook Luz's hand in thanks.

How are the sentences in paragraph 2 connected?

• The sentences use compare and contrast to explain why Jesse Owens was better at running than he was at jumping.

• The sentences use sequence to explain all of the steps in the final jump that won Jesse Owens a gold medal.

• The sentences uses cause and effect to explain how Luz Long helped Jesse Owens make it the long jump finals.

• The sentences use compare and contrast to explain how Jesse Owens was a better long jumper than Luz Long.

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Which two quotations from the passage support the author's point that Jesse Owens was successful at the Olympics?

• "Jesse had jumped that far in high school, so it should have been no problem." (paragraph 2)

• "With a time of 20.7 seconds, Jesse set a world record and won his third gold medal." (paragraph 6)

• "American team leaders wanted Jesse to run again, this time in the 4 X 100- meter relay." (paragraph 7)

• "By swapping in Jesse and silver-medalist Ralph Metcalf, the U.S. committee hoped, it said, to secure another gold medal." (paragraph 7)

• "He was the first American athlete ever to win four track-and-field gold medals at a single Olympics." (paragraph 10)

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Which quotation from the passage shows that Luz Long was kind to Jesse Owens?

• "His toughest rival was a jumper named Luz Long. Luz was German...." (paragraph 2)

• "But Jesse made a foul on his first qualifying jump by steeping too far past the takeoff board." (paragraph 2)

• "The long-jump final came down to just Jesse and Luz." (paragraph 3)

• "Luz hugged Jesse after they got their medals and escorted him around the stadium, arm in arm, as the German fans cheered." (paragraph 5)

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What is the purpose of the captions of the passage?

• They link the reader to websites about the topic.

• They provide meanings of key words.

• They organize the passage into different sections.

• They describe what can be viewed in the photographs.

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According to the passage, which athlete won a silver medal at the 1936 Olympics?

• Foy Draper

• Ralph Metcalfe

• Jesse Owens

• Frank Wykoff

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What does the author mean by the phrase "match that distance" in paragraph 5?

• run as fast as Jesse Owens

• jump as far as Jesse Owens

• run as far as Jesse Owens

• win as much as Jesse Owens

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