History of Sneakers

The purpose of the article’s introduction (the first six paragraphs) is to ______.

• persuade readers to buy more sneakers

• argue that sneakers should be worn only for sports

• explain how shoes are made

• tell how and when sneakers became popular off the court

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How were the first Air Jordans different from earlier basketball shoes?

• They were stylish.

• They were all-white.

• They were high-tops.

• They were made of canvas.

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Based on the article, why did more people start playing sports in the early 1900s?

• People had more free time.

• The price of sneakers went down.

• Doctors said playing sports was healthy.

• Companies made stylish athletic shoes.

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The article says that the song “My Adidas” was a hit in 1986. This fact supports the idea that ______.

• people collect sneakers

• Air Jordans are still popular

• companies pay athletes to help sell their shoes

• hip-hop music helped make sneakers popular

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Today, Americans buy ______ pairs of sneakers each year.

• fewer than 1 million

• about 10 million

• almost 200 million

• more than 400 million

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Which is a central idea or main idea of both the article and the poem?

• Sneakers are stylish.

• People love their sneakers.

• Sneakers can be expensive.

• You should replace your sneakers often.

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Restate the question and respond.

How are sneakers today different from the sneakers invented in the mid-1800s?

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Restate the question and respond.

Which lines from the poem tell what the shoes dream of at night?

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Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word. You must spell the word correctly.

Michael Jordan moved like a ballet dancer on the basketball court and handled the ball with _______.

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Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

Nike paid Jordan $2.5 million to ______ for the company.

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