Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer

What made Marilyn Hamilton invent the Quickie wheelchair?

• She wanted to compete in the Paralympics.

• She wanted a lighter and faster wheelchair to play sports in.

• She wanted to play tennis without getting blisters on her hands.

• She wanted to expand the range of sports athletes could participate in.

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After Marilyn Hamilton’s hang gliding accident, she felt imprisoned in her wheelchair. What does the word imprisoned mean as it is used here?

• weak

• injured

• trapped

• stationary

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How are negative cambered wheels different from traditional wheelchair wheels?

• They are wider, which gives them more grip.

• They are lighter, which means they move faster and go farther.

• They are straighter, which gives them a higher center of gravity.

• They are angled, which means the wheels are closer to a person’s body and easier to push harder.

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What was one result of Dr. Ludwig Guttmann’s idea to use activity as medicine?

• Fleeing soldiers left England before the Second World War.

• Soldiers experienced kidney infections and painful bedsores

• Soldiers with spinal cord injuries created Mandeville Hospital.

• Injured soldiers regained their strength and went home to live healthy lives

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Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

• Wheelchairs allow previously injured athletes to continue living an active lifestyle.

• Wheelchair polo and wheelchair basketball help patients recover from spinal cord injuries.

• Patients with spinal cord injuries are required to play wheelchair sports to keep them out of bed.

• The sports wheelchair has a lower center of mass and a wider wheelbase than traditional wheelchairs.

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