Reading Comprehension "Battle of the Carmens" page 9

How many paragraphs are in the story?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where did this story take place?

• In Alaska

• At the Winter Olympics in Calgary

• In the United States

• In Germany

What sport did they compete in?

• figure skating

• speed skating

• hockey

• ice dancing

The main idea of this whole story is?

• figure skating is hard

• the competition between two competitors that chose the same music

• The Winter Olympics is fun to watch

• Debi Thomas earned a bronze medal

Why was the story called "Battle of the Carmens"?

• because both skaters had the name Carmen

• because the skaters were from Carmen

• because both skaters chosen music from the opera Carmen for their routines

• because carmen makes the best ice skates

True or false?

This story is fiction.

• True

• False

When did Thomas attempt her triple combination?

• in the middle of her routine

• at the end of her routine

• at the beginning of her routine

• she never attempted a triple combination

True or False?

Before the final competition, the two skaters had never competed against each other.

• True

• False

Even though Debi Thomas got a bronze medal instead of a gold medal, she still made history because...

• She was the first African American to medal in the Winter Olympics

• She was the first African American to medal in any Olympics

• She was the first African American to compete in the Winter Olympics

• She was the first African American to try a triple combination

Who won the battle of the Carmens?

• Carmen won

• Debi Thomas won

• Katarina Witt won

• nobody won