Jim Thorpe
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many Olympic gold medals did Jim Thorpe win?
none
one
two
three
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Thorpe won his Olympic gold medals in the sport of ___.
baseball
soccer
swimming
track and field
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At the time of Thorpe’s birth, what is now the state of Oklahoma was ___.
not populated
non-tribal land
mostly tribal land
equally divided between tribal and non-tribal land
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The high school Thorpe went to was designed to ___.
train athletes
foster activism
erase Native American culture
prepare people for the military
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author tells the opening anecdote about Thorpe at the Olympics with a tone that can best be described as ___.
admiring
frustrated
skeptical
worried
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which detail supports the correct answer to question 5?
“in extraordinary fashion”
“to top it off”
“a remarkable sight”
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the author includes the detail “while wearing overalls” when describing Thorpe breaking the school high jump record?
to emphasize how impressive the feat was
to clarify that Thorpe was new to the school
to explain the difficulties Thorpe faced at the school
to suggest that Thorpe was naturally better at football
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
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