READING_SPORTS_JESSE OWEN

"Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama His family was poor, and Jesse worked in his spare time to support his family. Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint."

WHEN WAS JESSE OWEN BORN?

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"Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama His family was poor, and Jesse worked in his spare time to support his family. Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team. He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint."

WHICH WORD HAS THE SIMILAR MEANING TO THE WORD "SPRINT"?

• RUN

• WIN

• WORK

• JOIN

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"Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama His family was poor, and Jesse worked in his spare time to support his family. Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint."

WHY DID JESSE OWENS HAVE TO WORK IN HIS SPARE TIME?

• TO TRAIN FOR THE COMPETITION

• TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY

• TO SUPPORT HIS FRIENDS

• TO GAIN EXPERIENCE

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"Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama His family was poor, and Jesse worked in his spare time to support his family. Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint."

IN WHICH EVENT DID JESSE BREAK THE WORLD RECORD WHILE HE WAS STILL AT SCHOOL?

• THE 100-YARD SPRINT

• THE 100-METRES SPRINT

• THE 100 SPRINT

• THE 100-COMPETITORS SPRINT

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"Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama His family was poor, and Jesse worked in his spare time to support his family. Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint."

WHAT DOES THE WORD "SPARE" MEAN?

• SCANTY

• EXTRA

• CONVENIENT

• OCCUPIED

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"While at university Jesse had to work to pay for he stocks. He also faced cabal discrimination and wasn't allowed to live with white students. On 25th May, 1935, he broke four world records within 45 minutes: the 100-yard sprint, the 220-yard sprint the long jump and the 220-yard hurdles. He was still a student!"

WHICH STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE?

• JESSE HAD TO WORK DURING UNIVERSITY

• JESSE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO LIVE WITH WHITE STUDENTS

• JESSE DID NOT ENTER UNIVERSITY

• JESSE BROKE FOUR WORLD RECORDS

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"While at university Jesse had to work to pay for he stocks. He also faced cabal discrimination and wasn't allowed to live with white students. On 25th May, 1935, he broke four world records within 45 minutes: the 100-yard sprint, the 220-yard sprint the long jump and the 220-yard hurdles. He was still a student!"

WHICH WORD HAS THE OPPOSITE MEANING AS THE WORD "DISCRIMINATION"?

• BIAS

• EQUALITY

• PREJUDICE

• INTELLECT

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"At the 1936 Olympic Games Jesse won the 100-metre sprint the 200-metre sprint the long Jump and the 400-metre relay. He also broke three Olympic records It was a fantastic achievement."

WHICH SPRINT DID JESSE WIN?

• 100-METRE SPRINT

• 200-METRE SPRINT

• 400-METRE RELAY

• 150-METRE RELAY

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"At the 1936 Olympic Games Jesse won the 100-metre sprint the 200-metre sprint the long Jump and the 400-metre relay. He also broke three Olympic records It was a fantastic achievement."

WHICH IS THE BEST TITLE FOR THE PARAGRAPH?

• Jesse couldn't do sports after school because he had to work.

• Jesse was the first American to win 3 gold medals in a

  single Olympics

• Jesse's school sports teacher realized that Jesse was immensely talented.

• Jesse had a big family.

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