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Extreme Athletes: True Stories Of Amazing Sporting Adventurers Pp. 26-42
Test Description: Quiz over the second half of the book
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Steve Fishers sporting career can be best summarized by the following statement.
A
He created many kayaking freestyle tricks, including the freewheel, air-screw, helix, flip turn, silly flip, and the pan-am.
B
He started kayaking at age 6 in competitions in South Africa and then explored some of the worlds most dangerous rivers
C
He competed in kayak competitions as a child, and then created freestyle tricks and explored dangerous rivers of the world
D
He has explore some of the worlds most dangerous rivers in a kayak. These rivers were in Burma, China, and Tibet.
2) Why was the information about Erik Boomer and Jon Turk added to the story about Steve Fisher?
A
The author wanted to show that other people use kayaks for extreme exploring
B
They were friends
C
The information was added to distract you.
D
It was a mistake by the author
3) What did Steve Fisher consider his greatest accomplishment?
A
Creating the 'freewheel' move that has him doing a flip off of a water fall.
B
Dropping off a 30 foot water fall in Washington during the Extreme Kayak Finals in 2002.
C
Paddling the Inga Rapids on the Congo River.
D
Descending the Upper Gorge of the TsangPo River in Tibet.
4) From the passage we can conclude that 'freeriding' is-
A
an easy sport.
B
very safe for the average person.
C
snowboarding without paying for your equipment.
D
snowboarding in the wild, backcountry.
5) From the passage on page 33, we can infer that-
A
Mt. Everest is not in South America
B
Mt. Everest is not in Austraila
C
Mt. Everest is not in Africa
D
Mt. Everest is not in Asia
6) Which item does Anne-Flore Marxer NOT carry with her when she freerides on her snowboard?
A
a flashlight
B
a shovel
C
a helmet camera
D
a transceiver
7) Which statement is a fact about the extreme cyclist Jure Robic?
A
He is in great shape
B
He rode his bike through Denver in the Race Across America.
C
He won the Race Across America.
D
He managed a lot of sleep while he rode his bike across America.
8) What is the main idea of the first paragraph on page 41?
A
Extreme Sporting adventurers share the same qualities needed to succeed the limits.
B
Anyone can have determination, stamina, and self-belief.
C
There are different kinds of adventurers
D
BASE jumping is from Buildings, Antennae, Spans, and Earth.
9) According to the timeline on page 42, which statement is true.
A
The Race2Recovery team wins the Dakar Rally in 2013.
B
Grace van der Byl is the first woman to finish the Alcatraz Challenge Swim after winning the 8 Bridge Hudson River Swim.
C
Jure Robic is killed before Steve Fisher accomplishes his greatest feat - kayaking the Inga Rapid on the Congo.
D
Mohamad Ahansal wins the Marathon des Sables and set a world record in 2009.
10) What was the purpose of this book?
A
To persuade us to become extreme athletes.
B
To inform us about extreme athletes and what they endure in their sport.
C
To instruct us on how to get involved in these extreme sports.
D
To entertain us with exciting feats.
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