Lucky Reading Game

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Lucky Reading Game

Text: Primary school sports day: battle of the sexes 

Game rules 

- Lees samen met je groepje/tweeën de tekst 

- Je krijgt 15 min om te tekst goed te begrijpen 

- Je kan een woordenboek gebruiken 

- Quiz over de tekst 

- Voor elk goed antwoord mag je groep de dobbelsteen gooien als punt 

- Het groepje met de meeste punten heeft gewonnen. 

What is the point made by the writer in paragraphs 1 and 2?

1. It is unfair to expect young children to run long distances when training for sport matches.
2. Most children are probably not aware of resistance against mixed competitions.
3. Primary school children need to be given tasks and activities that match their age.
4. Schools should be more focused on allowing talented children to get enough practice.

Wat betekent 'determined (alinea 2) ?

1. Competitief
2. Vastberaden
3. Hard werken
4. Enthousiast

Who are in agreement about letting boys and girls compete together on
primary school sports days, according to paragraph 3

Kies bij 6 in alinea 3 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. actually they do
2. change is coming
3. indeed this is true
4. nobody is interested

In which sports did The Olympics do mixed-gender competitions for years?
(Alinea 3)

1. fencing and judo
2. athletics and triathlon
3. swimming and archery
4. equestrianism and horse racing

What is the function of paragraph 4?

What does the writer want to make clear in paragraph 5?

1. Children need to stop complaining about having to take part in school sports days.
2. It is easier to teach children to read than to get them to adopt a better lifestyle.
3. It is important to make sure children like to play sports from an early age.
4. Most children dislike physical education lessons more than ordinary lessons.

‘it’s about evening up a historical inequality’ (alinea 6)
In welke zin in alinea 6 of 7 wordt duidelijk wat de schrijfster doet om
iets aan deze ongelijkheid te doen?
Citeer de eerste twee woorden van de zin.

the consequences of which will play havoc with our physical and mental
health. ( alinea 6)
What does 'havoc' mean in this phrase?

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