Friday, 27 August 2021
Thursday, 26 August 2021
Vienna Response to text: Overcoming a Disability
Overcoming a Disability
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Frida Kahlo is a famous
a) Singer b) Athlete
c) Artist d) Actress
2. John Nash is an American mathematician who won
a) A Gold Medal at the Paralympics b) The Nobel Prize in Physics
c) An Oscar for the movie ‘Beautiful Mind’ d) The Nobel Prize in Economics
3. Stephen Hawking was a famous Scientist who had to communicate using
a) Sign Language b) Singing
c) A Voice Synthesiser d) Text Messaging
4. True or False: Andrea Boccelli became completely blind at the age of 12
a) True b) False
5. Michael J Fox suffers from
a) Paraplegia b) Parkinson’s Disease
c) Schizophrenia d) Muscular Dystrophy
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Vienna Response to text: NZ Paralympic Athletes
NZ Paralympic Athletes
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. Sophie Pascoe competes in
a) Wheelchair Rugby b) Para Swimming
c) Parachuting d) Para Athletics
2. Sophie Pascoe won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the
a) 2012 London Paralympics b) 2016 Rio Paralympics
c) 2008 Beijing Paralympics d) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
3. Tupou Neiufi went to her first Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016 when she was only
a) 20 years old b) 18 years old
c) 12 years old d) 15 years old
4. List 2 facts about Tupou Neiufi
→
5. True or False: Cody Everson became a tetraplegic when he broke his leg.
a) True b) False
6. Lisa Adams began competing in Para Athletics in these two events
a) Shot Put and Discus b) Discus and Javelin
c) Shot Put and Long Jump d) Shot Put and High Jump
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)