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Cheerleading (Piper Welsh)

Cheerleading (Piper Welsh)

Bring your team spirit and read all about Cheerleading (Piper Welsh). This fun book shows how cheerleaders support their teams with loud chants and big smiles. Children will learn about the amazing jumps, dances, and stunts they perform. The simple English text is perfect for young learners building their reading skills. Grab your pom-poms and get ready to cheer!

Lexile: 990L

Quiz

Câu 1: Is cheerleading considered a sport?

yesnoonly at high levelssometimes

Câu 2: What makes cheerleading a sport?

all of these thingshours of traininghigh level of skillhigh level of competition

Câu 3: Which of these is a mental skill developed by cheerleading?

athleticismflexibilitypublic speakingleadership

Câu 4: Why do the words at the top of page 4 all have capital letters?

They are the caption for the picture.They are the heading.They are the introduction.They are a mistake.

Câu 5: Cheerleading is a "demanding discipline". Which word could replace "discipline" here?

regimenself-controlpunishmentcurriculum

Câu 6: "Competitive cheerleading requires great athleticism." What is meant by "competitive" here?

all of these meanings are correcttrying to be better than everyone elsetrying to get it right every timetrying to win contests of skills

Quiz

Câu 1: When did cheerleading start?

1970s18701920s1820

Câu 2: Which sport had the first professional cheerleading squads?

basketballAmerican footballsoccerbaseball

Câu 3: What is the difference between cheerleaders at school level and professional cheerleaders?

school cheerleaders aren't in competitionsschool cheerleaders get better uniformsprofessional cheerleaders get paid for what they doprofessional cheerleaders don't enjoy their work

Câu 4: What would you call the text in the blue box on page 7?

a glossarya captionextra informationa heading

Câu 5: What could be one word for "tumbling routines"?

singingacrobaticsslapstickdancing

Câu 6: "Pop Warner has ... conducted many successful programs". Which word could best replace "conducted" here?

controlledattendedallowedorganised

Quiz

Câu 1: What aspect of cheerleading needs a heavy focus on safety?

teamworkdancestuntscheers

Câu 2: Which skill is most important to the safety of the cheerleading squad?

athleticismteamworkflexibilityleadership

Câu 3: In the picture on page 9, who are the people in the red shirts?

judgescheerleaderscoachesspotters

Câu 4: What sort of language is the phrase "practice makes perfect"?

metaphorslangclichesimile

Câu 5: Cheerleading "may include stunts that must be executed with great precision." What is meant by "precision" here?

being entertainingwithout worrying too much about itmaking as little effort as possiblebeing accurate and following instructions exactly

Câu 6: Which word here does not belong with the others?

woundedhurtscarredinjured

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of these is said to be the hardest jump listed here?

the herkiethe toe touchthe hurdlerthe tuck

Câu 2: Why is stretching to warm up important?

increased flexibility AND avoiding injuryit is fun and easy to doit helps avoid injuryit increases flexibility

Câu 3: "Hip-hop music has influenced dance steps in cheerleading". Which type of music do you think has not influenced cheerleading?

classical musicLatin musicpop musicdance music

Câu 4: What type of images are used in this text?

paintingsphotosdiagramssketches

Câu 5: What is a "choreographer"?

someone who dances for a livingsomeone who designs dance routinessomeone who judges dance competitionssomeone who teaches dancing

Câu 6: How would you explain an "aerial" split, as in the toe touch jump?

doing the splits, then jumping in the airdoing the splits in the air during a jumpjumping in the air and landing in the splitsdoing the splits while jumping from a great height

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of these is *not* a way cheerleaders talk to the crowd?

cheersspeechessidelineschants

Câu 2: What is the difference between chants and cheers?

cheers are short and simple, chants are longer and have a messagechants and cheers are both done by the cheerleaderschants are done by the crowd, cheers are done by the cheerleaderschants are short and simple, cheers are longer and have a message

Câu 3: What type of communication are chants, cheers and sidelines?

writtenverbalgesturesnonverbal

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

Their meaning is given in the glossary.They are the headings.They are the most important words in the text.It is a mistake.

Câu 5: "Chants are designed ... to excite spectators." What is the best phrase to replace "spectators" here?

the watchersthe crowdthe bystandersthe assembly

Câu 6: Simple and complicated are opposites. What is the opposite of "excite"?

boresaddenangergladden

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of these is *not* a hand position listed in this text?

knockerpuncherbladedagger

Câu 2: What do they call an arm position with bent elbows?

brokenLbentV

Câu 3: Which prop are the cheerleaders shown with on page 17?

pom-pomsbannersscarvesribbons

Câu 4: What is the purpose of this book?

to inform the reader about cheerleadingto persuade the reader that cheerleading is the best sportto describe a cheerleading routineto tell a story about a cheerleader

Câu 5: "Hand motions can't be sloppy." What does the writer mean by "sloppy" here?

impreciseunkemptmessyrunny

Câu 6: "Cheerleaders may also hold up signs or decorative boxes with team insignia." What are "insignia"?

uniformssymbolssignaturesphotos

Quiz

Câu 1: Who is in a cheerleading stunt team?

flyers and catchersflyers and spottersflyers, bases and spottersflyers and bases

Câu 2: What traits do bases need to have?

strength and balancestrength and agilityathleticism and agilitybalance and agility

Câu 3: What do stunts in cheerleading involve?

both of theseneither of theseclimbing and balancing on each otherthrowing and catching people

Câu 4: Which of these sentences from the text is an opinion?

"The flyers are the top part of the stunt structure.""It's thrilling to pull off a great stunt in front of a big crowd.""The thigh stand or half stand, is one of the most basic stunts for new cheerleaders.""Spotters make sure flyers don't fall through the catchers and hit the ground."

Câu 5: Which word does not belong in this group?

membersquadgroupteam

Câu 6: "Balance and strength are critical." What does "critical" mean here?

involving analysisvery importantfinding faultvery bad

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of these is a "basic" tumbling move?

round-off back handspringhandstandfront handspringaerial cartwheel

Câu 2: Which traits make good tumblers?

grace, artistry, speed and strengthflexibility and dancing skillspower and balanceall of these traits

Câu 3: Which type of athlete is least likely to make a good cheerleader?

marathon runnerdancergymnastacrobat

Câu 4: What type of text is this?

recountdescriptioninformation reportnarrative

Câu 5: This chapter uses the words "challenging", "basic" and "advanced" to describe certain moves. Put them in order of meaning, from easiest to hardest?

challenging, basic, advancedbasic, advanced, challengingbasic, challenging, advancedchallenging, advanced, basic

Câu 6: "A cheerleading team may build many tumbling maneuvers into its routine." Which word could replace "maneuvers" here?

proceduresmovesplotsplans

Quiz

Câu 1: What sort of school is not allowed to compete in a cheerleading meet?

big schoolsmid-size schoolssmall schoolsnone, all schools can compete

Câu 2: What is happening in the picture on page 22?

a dance movea tumbling movea stunta cheer

Câu 3: How would a cheerleading competition be judged?

most stunts performed winsfastest team to complete their routine winsscores given for routines, highest score winsbest uniform wins

Câu 4: What audience is this book written for?

childrenadultsteenagersbabies

Câu 5: Which two words from page 22 have very similar meanings?

sport and teamcurrently and countrymeets and competitionscompetitive and recognition

Câu 6: Teams from "large, mid-size, and small schools" go to the meets. Which word could replace "mid-size" here?

averagemediummiddlecentral

Tag(s):Action Sports

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