9th Grade
name: _________________
THE PARALYMPIC GAMES
A. Go to the page that explains about the Paralympic Games.
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games
B. Read the article and then look for the answers to the following
questions.
1. When was the sports competition for World War 2 veterans organized?
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2. Where did it take place? __________________________________________
3. What happened in Rome in 1960? _________________________________
4. When did the first Paralympic Winter Games take place in Sweden?
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5. How many athletes participated in the Games in Sydney in 2000?
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6. How many countries participated in the Sydney Games in 2000?
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7. The Paralympic Games have always been held a year
after the Olympic Games.
true / false
8. The host city of the Olympic Games will also host the
Paralympics.
true / false
9. The Paralympic Games took place in Athens in 2003.
true / false
10. Torino will host the 2006 Paralympic Games.
True / false
C. KEREN LEIBOVITCH. Go to this site. Read the article and find the answers
to the next set of questions.
http://www.ourjerusalem.com/news/story/news20021230.html
1. In which race did Keren win the gold medal? _____________________
2. Who won a silver medal in the men’s 100m race? __________________
3. Which medal did Yizhar Cohen win? ______________________________
4. Which world record did Keren break? _____________________________
5. How many Israelis made it into the final in Argentina? _______________
D. BEN CHEUNG. Now go to this site. Read the article and answer the
last set of questions.
http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/varsity/9611/cheung.htm
Scroll to:
A WINNING INSPIRATION
(Look at the first paragraph.)
1. How did Ben loose his leg? _______________________________________
2. What was his profession? ________________________________________
3. Where does he live? _____________________________________________
4. What sport does he participate in? _______________________________
5. What sport did he compete in? ___________________________________
6. Which medal did he win and how many? __________________________
E. THE NEXT PARALYMPIC GAMES
http://en.beijing2008.cn/paralympic/competition/index.shtml
Where and when will the next Paralympic Games take place?
Name four (4) sports competitions in the next Paralympics.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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