Grade 10 Summer Reading - Test 4

In what year did the Winter X Games start requiring that all competitors wear helmets?

• 2011

• 2010

• 2009

• 2008

The author describes action sports as all of the following EXCEPT...

• being perfectly safe

• increasing in popularity

• involving a set of risks

• taking fun to new levels

After reading the passage, what can you most likely conclude?

• Helmets will no longer be required at the next Winter X Games.

• Within the next few years, all schools will offer skateboard classes.

• Most people will soon lose interest in watching action sports on TV.

• Snowboarding and skateboarding will continue to be popular sports.

Read this sentence from the passage:

“‘Many teens don’t realize the rigorous training required of extreme sports athletes,’ says Dr. George Russell, spokesperson for the AAOS.”

In this sentence, the word "rigorous" means ___.

• effortless

• demanding

• wonderful

• rewarding

Why does the author include the section called “The Action Sports Advantage” in the passage?

• to describe why competitive sports are too structured

• to persuade soccer players to try skateboarding instead

• to compare and contrast individual versus team sports

• to explain the benefits of participating in action sports

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Action sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, ______ bicycle motocross are gaining in popularity.

• and

• but

• or

• for

______ can be a difficult period of emotional adjustment.

• Adolescence

• Imitate

• Impulse

• Sudden

I try to spend my money carefully and not buy things just on ____.

• adolescence

• imitate

• impulse

• sudden

Small children often ____ their parents.

• adolescence

• imitate

• impulse

• sudden

The secretary could ____ the president's handwriting.

• adolescence

• imitate

• impulse

• sudden