Task Description: Today You can see that I have done my Supported Reading about different athletes! I had to listen to what the person is saying, after listing I have to put in the word that are scrambled. I quickly post my work on my blog and went to my other work
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NZ Paralympic Athletes
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Sophie Pascoe competes in
a) Wheelchair Rugby b) Para Swimming
c) Parachuting d) Para Athletics
2. Sophie Pascoe won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the
a) 2012 London Paralympics b) 2016 Rio Paralympics
c) 2008 Beijing Paralympics d) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
3. Tupou Neiufi went to her first Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016 when she was only
a) 20 years old b) 18 years old
c) 12 years old d) 15 years old
4. List 2 facts about Tupou Neiufi
→She is a NZ backstroker. She was only 15 years old when she started her first ever Paralympic Games. She won a silver medal in 2019.
5. True or False: Cody Everson became a tetraplegic when he broke his leg.
a) True b) False
6. Lisa Adams began competing in Para Athletics in these two events
a) Shot Put and Discus b) Discus and Javelin
c) Shot Put and Long Jump d) Shot Put and High Jump
7. Explain why our New Zealand Paralympians are amazing people.
→Because they are not giving up on their dreams and trying harder every time they are losing.
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Task Description: As you can see that today I have done my reading! I had to hear what the person says and put in the missing word. After I was done I quickly post it on my blog!
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History of the Paralympics
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1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means
a) the Olympic Games b) Pt England Olympics
c) the side Olympics d) alongside the Olympics
2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was
a) Mr Goodwin b) Mr Somerville
c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes
3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in
a) Auckland b) Rome
c) Sydney d) Paris
4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have
→spinal cord injury, missing limbs, prostheses, blind and others.
5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
a) True b) False
6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in
a) 5 sports b) less than 3 sports
c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports
7. What is one of the goals of the IPC?
→Help people reach their goals!
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