Reading Practice B2G Les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

What things help you to achieve what you want?

What things help you to achieve what you want?

Read the text quickly

Find the name of a teenage athlete who:

 

1) has already had international success.

2) has had problems with injuries

3) is interested in education as well as sport.

Find the name of a teenage athlete who:
1) has already had international success.
2) has had problems with injuries.
3) is interested in education as well as sport.

Read question 1 . What are the key words?Now read paragraph 1 from the text and find information about competitors. Which option A–D gives the same information?

Read question 1) What are the key words?                                              Now read paragraph 1 from the text and find information about competitors. Which option A–D gives the same information?

1) What does it say in the first paragraph about the competitors at Champs?

    A They are members of athletics teams from around the world.

    B They think that doing well in their sport can help their families.

    C Some of them have won Olympic medals.

    D They win a lot of international running races

Exam Tip multiple choice

Don’t worry if you find the questions challenging. 

- First find the key words in each question. 

- Look for similar ideas in the text. 

- Then read the options A–D and choose the best one.

 

1 What does it say in the first paragraph about the competitors at Champs?

A They are members of athletics teams from around the world.

B They think that doing well in their sport can help their families.

C Some of them have won Olympic medals.

D They win a lot of international running races.

Information in text: teenagers see athletics as a way to build a better life for themselves and their families

Correct option: B

2)Competitors who want to succeed at Champs

1. have less school work than other students.
2. have to train until very late at night.
3. have to work very hard.
4. are advised to eat fewer calories.

3)What has happened to Alesha Kelly this year?

1. She has moved to one school, and then to another.
2. She has been offered a place at a university abroad.
3. She has had to travel a long way to school every day.
4. She has missed her friends and family.

4)What does the bolded out ‘scouts’ in paragraph 4 mean?

1. People whose job is to find people with particular skills.
2. People whose job is to organise sports competitions.
3. People whose job is to train top athletes.
4. People who want a particular team or individual to win.

5) Why is Okhalia Buchanan disappointed at the moment?

1. She has not been chosen for Champs this year.
2. She has not had a chance to race in Champs yet.
3. he has not been as successful recently as she was in the past.
4. She has not shown her speed in races yet.

6) Christopher Taylor’s school wants him to

1. run his fastest ever time at Champs.
2. help them to win Champs for the first time.
3. become the world’s fastest runner in his age group.
4. do well in four different competitions at Champs.

2) Several hours of training on top of school work every day is an exhausting routine.

3)  far away from friends and family. She has had some lonely moments.

4) be offered a scholarship to a US university by one of the many athletics scouts in the crowd who are looking for talent.

5) When she was fourteen, she won the 400 metres in a time that put her eighth in the world for her age group … Since then, Okhalia has had to cope with painful injuries, and she wasn’t able to compete in the last two Champs.

6)The aim will be to win every event, not to break world records.

packed ( intro)

intense ( para 1)

sprint ( para 1)

stick to ( para 2)

scholarship (para 3)

optimistic ( para 4)

honour ( para 5)

conserve ( para 5)

extreme

continue with

save for the future

money to pay for someone's eductation

something that you take pride in

full of people

believing that good things will happen in the future

short, fast running

A extreme                                                                                            2  -intense     

B continue with                                                                                  4-  stick to

C rows of seats in a stadium                                                          9   - stands

D save for the future                                                                        8  -  conserve

E money to pay for someone’s education                                 5 -scholarship

F something that you take pride in                                             7 - honour

G believing that good things will happen in the future        6- optimistic

H short, fast running race                                                               3 - sprint

I bed used to carry injured people                                               10 stretcher

J full of people                                                                                     1 - packed