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Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Response to text: Disability in the Paralympics

 Disability in the Paralympics


Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.


1. The method used throughout the Paralympics movement to create and run fair athletic competitions is called


a) Ability Classification                    b) Disability Classification

c) Natural Classification                             d) Artificial Classification


2. To qualify for the Paralympics an athlete who is an amputee might have 


a) a leg missing                 b) a toe missing

c) a finger missing                   d) no hair


3. Cerebral Palsy is a genetic disease that affects


a) your height (how tall you are) b) the colour of your hair

c) how the brain works             d) how a computer works


4. List some of the problems that a person with an intellectual disability might have


→Academic performance, communication skills, community living skills


5. True or False: An athlete with quadriplegia needs to use a wheelchair to compete


a) True b) False


6. Vision impaired athletes have lost their sense of  


a) hearing                         b) touch

c) taste                                              d) sight


7. What is the mission of Paralympic Sports?


We want to make sure we aren't leaving them out so we have things that make them feel like they are doing what people who don't have a disability can do too.


Thursday, 19 August 2021

Response to text: NZ Olympic Athletes 2020

 New Zealand Olympic Athletes

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1. How many athletes represented New Zealand in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?


a) 197 b) 220

c) 212 d) 32


2. When was Dame Valarie Adams born?


a) 9th October 1984 b) 6th October 1989

c) 6th October 1984 d) 12 November 1993


3. Where did Lisa Carrington grow up?


a) Auckland b) Tauranga

c) Hamilton d) Ōhope


4. What events does Lisa Carrington compete in?


→flatKayaking 


5. True or False: ‘Tom Wlash was born on 1st March 1992 in Timaru, New Zealand’ ?


a) True b) False


6. Who is Peter Burlings sailing partner?


a) Mr Hughes b) Mr Somerville

c) Blair Tuke d) Steven Adams


7. Describe Peter Burlings sailing career and some of his key highlight events


he won a gold medal and a silver medal

his partner is Blair Tuke