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Quiz by Nicole Garcia

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  • Q1
    What kind of athlete is Simone Biles?
    a soccer player
    a gymnast
    a tennis player
    a swimmer
    120s
  • Q2
    What does the author list in the second paragraph of this passage?
    Simone Biles’s achievements as a gymnast
    the different magazines that have written about Simone Biles
    the different gyms where Simone Biles has trained
    some of the reasons that Simone Biles is so good at gymnastics
    120s
  • Q3
    Simone Biles was motivated from a young age to work hard at gymnastics. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?
    “Simone Biles is a powerhouse with a ponytail. The 4’8” tall American gymnast can flip across the floor like a Wakandan warrior and jump from one uneven bar to another like Spiderman.”
    “By age 13, Biles was so committed to gymnastics that she begged her parents to home-school her, making it possible for her to increase her training to 32 hours a week.”
    “She has won 23 all-around national titles, and she garnered five medals—four gold and one bronze—at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.”
    “She has invented a number of extremely difficult gymnastics moves, such as a dismount from the balance beam that involves two backflips and two twists.”
    120s
  • Q4
    How might the author best describe Simone Biles?
    anxious and sad
    hardworking and dedicated
    angry and upset
    indecisive and confused
    120s
  • Q5
    What is the main idea of this passage?
    One of Simone Biles’ signature moves is a dismount from the balance beam involving two backflips and two twists.
    Simone Biles won five medals in the 2016 Olympics and has won 23 all-around national titles.
    Gymnastics officials have named four different gymnastics moves after Simone Biles, and many other gymnasts don’t even try to pull off her signature moves.
    Simone Biles has worked incredibly hard, overcoming obstacles both in her home life and in professional gymnastics, to become one of the best gymnasts of all time.
    120s
  • Q6
    Read the following sentence. “Biles's outsized success has provoked jealousy and attacks—at least some of them racially motivated.” As used in this sentence, what does the word “provoked” most closely mean?
    caused a reaction
    thought about a situation
    took care of something
    complimented someone
    120s
  • Q7
    Choose the answer that best completes the statement below. Simone Biles has created several new gymnastics moves, _______ a complicated dismount from a beam.
    so
    in conclusion
    such as
    because
    120s

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