Wilma Rudolph

What did Wilma do before she went

to college?

• worked on sports programs

  on television

• taught at her old high school

• went to the Olympics

• played basketball in high school

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What do you think might happen if

Wilma were born today?

• She would not have polio.

• She would not be an athlete.

• She would never be able to walk.

• She would not go to high school.

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How did Wilma’s family likely feel

when she won her Olympic medals?

• excited and proud

• frightened and anxious

• angry and jealous

• confused

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Why would nobody have expected

Wilma to be an athlete?

• Her parents did not think playing

  sports was a good idea.

• She was afraid to be active.

• She hated sports.

• She had polio and could not walk.

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What is a reason for reading

this text?

• to read about the history

  of Tennessee

• to try track and field events

• to understand Wilma Rudolph’s life

• to learn how to run faster

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Which is an accurate opinion

of Wilma?

• She is funny.

• She is athletic.

• She is artistic.

• She is musical.

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Which word from the text gives a

good summary of Wilma’s life?

• Olympics

• woman

• accomplishment

• polio

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What is remarkable about Wilma’s

Olympic career?

• What is remarkable about Wilma’s

  Olympic career?

• Women usually did not compete in

  the Olympics at that time.

• She did not enjoy sports.

• She had polio when she was young,

  and doctors said she probably would

  never walk.

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