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Gymnastics (Kay Robertson)

Jump, flip, and tumble with Gymnastics (Kay Robertson). This lovely book shows kids the amazing moves that gymnasts can do. Readers will learn about the balance beam, the rings, and the floor routines. The short sentences make it very easy for beginners to practice reading. It is a wonderful choice for active children who love to move.

Lexile: 1030L

Quiz

Câu 1: How many events do boys compete in?

3465

Câu 2: Which aspect below is *not* developed by doing gymnastics?

balancestrengthflexibilityspeed

Câu 3: Gymnastics "may also provide a doorway to worldwide adventure." What is meant by "a doorway" in this sentence?

the door to the gyman opportunitya guaranteethe door to a plane

Câu 4: What is in the yellow circle on page 4?

a biographythe headingextra informationthe introduction

Câu 5: What is "flexibility"?

being able to bend easilybeing able to dance wellhaving good balancebeing strong

Câu 6: Another word for gymnastic "competitions" could be

contests.tests.fights.races.

Quiz

Câu 1: How old is gymnastics?

30 000 years old3000 years old300 years old300 000 years old

Câu 2: Where did gymnastics begin?

in ancient Egyptin the ancient Roman empirein the ancient Greek empirein modern Egypt

Câu 3: Which type of gymnastics event do you think would need music?

balance beampommel horsesports acrobaticsrhythmic gymnastics

Câu 4: Why is the text at the top of page 7 big and blue, with capital letters?

It is the introduction.It is the chapter title.It is a mistake.It is the caption for the picture.

Câu 5: How would you describe "ancient"?

agedrecentvery, very oldmodern

Câu 6: Which two words from page 7 have very similar meanings?

ancient and beginningartwork and empiresgymnastics and historiansacrobatics and tumbling

Quiz

Câu 1: What should a gymnast do to build their strength?

warm up before trainingeat a balanced dietget plenty of sleepall of these things

Câu 2: Which of these is not a basic skill in gymnastics?

handstandforward rollfront handspringcartwheel

Câu 3: If you tried to teach yourself gymnastics without a teacher or spotter, you would most likely

hurt yourself.learn quickly.be really good at it.win the Olympics.

Câu 4: What is the smaller text near the bottom of page 8?

a chapter headinglabels for the picturea caption for the imagean introduction

Câu 5: Which of these words does *not* have a similar meaning to "injured"?

harmedupsetwoundedhurt

Câu 6: A "training session" is

another name for a competition.learning to drive a train.where you practice and learn skills.sitting down to learn from books.

Quiz

Câu 1: Which floor exercise is *not* mentioned on pages 12 and 13?

round offsplit jumphandspringcartwheel

Câu 2: What would be a floor skill in gymnastics?

tumblingvaultbarsrings

Câu 3: Which sentence tells us that floor exercises in gymnastics are hard to do?

There is a lot of running, jumping and tumbling in both boys' and girls' gymnastics.There are also some challenging flips and strength positions to master with practice and repetition.The handspring is a very common gymnastic move.Many of these skills can be seen in the floor exercises.

Câu 4: What type of images are used on pages 12 and 13?

diagramsdrawingsphotospaintings

Câu 5: Which word has the opposite meaning to "gracefully"?

neatlyskillfullyelegantlyclumsily

Câu 6: "There are also some challenging flips and strength positions to master with practice and repetition." What is "repetition" here?

doing the same thing twicedoing the same thing over and over againtrying something one timegiving up

Quiz

Câu 1: In what way is the boys' vault different to the girls' vault event?

Boys have to jump higher than girls.The vaulting horse is a different shape for boys.There are no differences.Boys only get one attempt, girls get two.

Câu 2: Where do vaulters perform the flips, turns and somersaults?

in the airon the boxon the runwayon the vaulting horse

Câu 3: Someone who competes in gymnastics is probably

strong.agile.determined.all of these things.

Câu 4: Why are some words in a *bold* font type?

They are the most important words in the text.These words are the names of pieces of equipment.It is a mistake.These words are in the glossary at the end of the book.

Câu 5: What is another word for "sprinting"?

jumpingtumblingrunningwalking

Câu 6: "Agility" is

being quick but clumsy in physical movement.being very fast.being quick and graceful in physical movement.being very strong.

Quiz

Câu 1: What can gymnasts do on the balance beam?

jumps and leapssomersaults and backflipscartwheelsall of these things

Câu 2: How long can a balance beam be?

1.2 meters4 feet4.9 meters4 inches

Câu 3: What does the phrase "nerve-wracking" mean?

It means you are calm and confident.It means your nerves are not working properly.It means to be nervous of something going wrong.It means you know something will go wrong but can't stop it.

Câu 4: What information is in the parentheses () on pages 16 and 17?

measurements for boysmeasurements in centimeters and metersmeasurements in inches and feetmeasurements for girls

Câu 5: "Once the routine is finished, the gymnast must perform a skillful dismount as well." What does "dismount" mean in gymnastics?

to fall off the apparatusto get off the apparatus in a graceful waya bow or curtsy to the audienceone last trick

Câu 6: What is another word for "apparatus"?

tumblingequipmentapplauseappearance

Quiz

Câu 1: There are some basic moves that the athlete absolutely must make

in the boys' parallel bars event only.in the girls' uneven bars event only.in both the boys' bar events, but not the girls' event.in each bar event.

Câu 2: In which bar events do girls *not* compete?

parallel bars and horizontal baruneven bars onlyall of the bar eventsparallel bars only

Câu 3: Which of these sentences is not true?

Girls do not compete on the parallel bars because they are weak.Girls use the uneven bars and boys use the parallel bars.Girls and boys both compete on equipment using bars.All the events with bars require strength and flexibility.

Câu 4: This text is written in

sentences.words.words, paragraphs and sentences.paragraphs.

Câu 5: What is the opposite of "horizontal"?

parallelunevenverticalflexible

Câu 6: "The boys' horizontal bar has many of the same mandatory elements as the girls' uneven bars." Which word from the text has a similar meaning to "mandatory"?

competeaerialfundamentalflexibility

Quiz

Câu 1: Which two abilities are needed for the rings event according to page 21?

control and concentrationcontrol and agilityconcentration and constant movementagility and strength

Câu 2: To score high marks on the pommel horse, the athlete must

stay above the horse.stand still on the horse.above, below and around the horse.go below the horse.

Câu 3: The rings is described as "a pure power event". What do they mean by that?

It is an event where you earn power over the other athletes.It is the event with the most showing off.It is the event where you compete against an engine.It is an event which is all about being very physically strong.

Câu 4: This text is written to

warn you about the danger of gymnastics.entertain you and make you laugh.inform you about gymnastics.tell a story about gymnastics.

Câu 5: Which word from the text below is most similar in meaning to "absolutely"?

puresatisfyingextremelyrequiring

Câu 6: "Athletes execute a series of swinging moves". Which meaning for the word "execute" is used here?

to make something following a designto put to deathto put into lawto carry out an action