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Kiteboarding (Joanne Mattern)

Kiteboarding (Joanne Mattern)

Ride the wind and waves in Kiteboarding (Joanne Mattern). This exciting book introduces children to a cool water sport. You will learn how riders use a big kite to pull them across the water on a board. The amazing photos and simple English make it easy to understand. It is a thrilling read for kids who love the ocean.

Lexile: 590L

Quiz

Câu 1: Kiteboarding is a sport that combines kite flying, surfing, and

ski-boarding.snowboarding.skiing.tobogganing.

Câu 2: Kiteboarding is sometimes called

kitesurfing.parasuring.air surfing.flysurfing.

Câu 3: The most likely reason that people participate in 'extreme' sports is because

they want to impress other people.they love the danger and the excitement.they like to try new things.they are bored with the more traditional sports.

Câu 4: A bold font has been used for the word 'kiteboarding' to let the reader know that

the word is included in the glossary at the end of the book.the word is a combination of two other words.the word has been used to begin a new paragraph.the definition of the word should be looked up in a dictionary.

Câu 5: 'Kiteboarders use large kites to lift themselves high into the air.' The word 'themselves' is

a noun.an adverb.an adjective.a pronoun.

Câu 6: 'The kite pulls the kiteboarder quickly across the snow.' In this sentence the word 'quickly' is

a preposition.an adjective.a verb.an adverb.

Quiz

Câu 1: According to the information in this chapter, Cory Roeseler likes to kiteboard on

oceans.mountains.beaches.rivers.

Câu 2: After developing their new kite, the Legaignoux brothers called their new sport

flysurfing.kitesurfing.kiteboarding.Wikipa.

Câu 3: Which of the following options is not likely to be a reason why Bruno and Dominique Legaignoux designed their kite with an inflatable frame?

their frame would bend in the windtheir frame would be lightweighttheir frame would float on watertheir frame would be easy to transport

Câu 4: The text written in a small font on page 6 is called

a description.a label.a heading.a caption.

Câu 5: The base word of 'flew' is

fly.flee.flown.flow.

Câu 6: Which of the following words from the text is a superlative adjective?

fastfastestfasterfasten

Quiz

Câu 1: The main difference between a 'wakeboard' and a 'surfboard' is that

a wakeboard has small boots attached to it for the rider to place their feet.a surfboard is much narrower than a wakeboard.a wakeboard has foot straps to hold the rider onto the board.a wakeboard is attached to a kite with wires.

Câu 2: Kiteboarders are able to steer their kites by

holding and releasing the control bar.rotating and revolving the control bar.pushing and pulling on the control bar.twisting and turning the control bar.

Câu 3: The most likely reason that a kiteboarder wears a harness around his or her waist is

to prevent injury in the event of a crash.to attach themselves to the kite.to attach themselves to the board.to hold their body upright while they are riding.

Câu 4: The main purpose of the photograph on page 13, is to show the reader

that kiteboarders always wear wetsuits when taking part in the sport.the straps that hold the rider's feet onto a wakeboard.the boots that hold the rider's feet onto a wakeboard.that both men and women enjoy kiteboarding.

Câu 5: Which prefix should be added to the word 'experienced' to turn it into its opposite?

non-in-en-un-

Câu 6: 6. 'A kiteboarder wears a harness around his or her waist.' In this sentence the word 'around' is

an adverb.an adjective.a preposition.a conjunction.

Quiz

Câu 1: A safety leash is a strap that connects the rider's wrist to

the control bar.the board.the kite.the harness.

Câu 2: According to the information on page 15, when a kiteboarder who is wearing a safety leash lets go of the control bar,

air will be released from the kite frame.the kite will fold up straight away.the control bar will be released from the harness.the kite will be released from the control bar.

Câu 3: The most likely reason that it is important to wear a safety leash whilst kiteboarding is

to prevent a rider from being dragged along after they have fallen into the water.to prevent kites from becoming tangled with each other when riders are close by.to prevent the kite from being blown away if the rider lets go of the control bar.to prevent the rider from being pulled under the water by the weight of the board.

Câu 4: An apostrophe has been used on page 15 to show that

'rider's' is short for 'rider is'.the sentence refers to more than one wrist.the sentence refers to more than one rider.the sentence refers to the wrist of one rider.

Câu 5: The simple past tense of 'wear' is

wore.worn.weared.was worn.

Câu 6: Which of the following words is a noun that can be formed from the verb 'connect'?

connectibleconnectiveconnectionconnectively

Quiz

Câu 1: According to the text on page 17, turning the board into the wind helps the rider to

land.slow down.go faster.jump.

Câu 2: To perform an 'airpass', a kiteboarder

grabs the board with one hand and turns the board in a spin.lets go of the control bar with one hand and uses it to grab the board.lets go of the control bar with both hands and dives into the water.flips upside down in the air and turns the board in a spin.

Câu 3: Even though the kiteboarder pictured on page 19 is upside down, his feet are still connected to the board because

his feet are strapped onto the board.the force of the wind pushes the board towards him.the movement occurs too quickly for the board to fall away.he is wearing special 'boots' that are attached to the board.

Câu 4: The kiteboarder pictured on page 18 has pushed his tongue out of his mouth to show that he is

concentrating.excited.afraid.nervous.

Câu 5: Which of the following words from the text cannot be used as both a noun and a verb?

watercontrolhelplearn

Câu 6: Which of the following options would best replace the words 'let go of' on page 18?

retainreleasefreedischarge

Quiz

Câu 1: According to the information on page 21, many kiteboarding competitions are hosted in

Oahu.Hawaii.Maui.Honolulu.

Câu 2: One of the most exciting kiteboarding competitions is called

the Red Bull Air Surfing contest.the Red Bull King of the Waves contest.the Red Bull King of the Air contest.the Red Bull Kiteboarding contest.

Câu 3: The most like reason that the contest sponsored by 'Red Bull' is called 'the King of the Air contest' is because

the competitors are not allowed to touch the water during their performance.there is no women's division in the contest.the aim of the competition is to see which competitor can jump the highest.to win the contest, competitors must perform many jumps, flips and spins in the air.

Câu 4: 'The winner of this contest gets a lot of money!' An exclamation mark has been used at the end of this sentence to

indicate that the text in the sentence is just an opinion.indicate that a raised voice should be used when reading aloud.indicate that the text in the sentence is a simple question.give emphasis or stress the information in the sentence.

Câu 5: Which of the following words is not a synonym of 'challenging'?

excitingdifficultdemandingtough

Câu 6: Identify the adjective in the following sentence. 'Sometimes they put several flips and spins together to show off.'

severaltogethersometimesshow

Quiz

Câu 1: Marcus Austin was the first person to kiteboard between

Norway and Sweden.Denmark and Finland.Norway and Denmark.Denmark and Sweden.

Câu 2: 'Hang time' is the length of time that a kiteboarder

hangs upside down in their harness.takes to perform an 'airpass'.remains in the air when jumping.is able to stand upright on their board.

Câu 3: Based on the information on page 22, we can infer that, when Julie Gilbert went to Hawaii in 1998,

she set the world record for hang time.she was an experienced windsurfer.she was an experienced kiteboarder.she was a competitor in the Red Bull King of the Air contest.

Câu 4: The glossary on page 23 is comprised of the definitions of

words only used to describe extreme sports.words that are used only in connection with kiteboarding.all the words used in the text of this book.words used in the text of this book that may be new to the reader.

Câu 5: 'That's the time a kiteboarder stays in the air.' In this sentence an apostrophe has been used

to replace a letter.to show possession.because the word ends with an 's'.because the word 'that's' is plural.

Câu 6: 'He is famous for all the fancy tricks he does.' The base word of 'does' is

done.did.doing.do.

Tag(s):Action Sports

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