Comprehension

Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

The Olympic Games

             In 2008, Singapore was depending on its table-tennis players to bring back the country's first Olympic medal in 48 years. The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Beijing, China.   
           The team from Singapore played against the United States in its opening match. The Singapore team, led by Captain Li Jiawei, was in great form and won the game. The score was 3-0.
            Li Jiawei said that the Singapore team was determined to win. This fighting spirit of the women paddlers finally paid off. Singapore won an Olympic medal!

1. Where were the 2008 Olympic Games held?

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2. Who was the leader of the Singapore team?

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3. Which country did Singapore play against in the opening match?

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Sepak Takraw

            It was said that sepak takraw was brought to Peninsula Malaya by an Indonesian prince.

            One day he was attacked by the army of the Sultan of Palembang. He fled to Malacca and hid in that Sultan’s palace. Every day he spent his time playing with a rattan ball in the garden. Later, other people joined him in playing the game too. This game later became known as sepak takraw.

4. Who brought the game ‘sepak takraw’ to Peninsula Malaya?

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5. What happened to the Indonesian prince?

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6. What do you need to play a game of sepak takraw?

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LEARNING SHEET LS5.2

Name: _____________________

Class:______________________                                               Date:_____________

Choose the most suitable verb and write 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the brackets provided.

           

1. This sports shop ____________________ shoes and clothing that you can buy for the basketball players.

(1) sell                  

(2) sells    

(3) is selling                    

(4) are selling                                                                                                      (       )

2. Whenever I walk into the room, he____________________ . The rugby practices are making him tired.

(1) sleep              

(2) sleeps            

(3) slept                

(4) is sleeping                                                                                                      (        )

3.   Before the start of every match, the football coach ____________________ the players to be prepared to put up a good fight.

(1) tell                   

(2) tells                 

(3) told                              

(4) is telling                                                                                                          (        )

4.   While watching a football match on television, Jack yelled, “Look! He ____________________ the defender!”

(1) push               

(2) pushes                       

(3) is pushing                 

(4) had pushed                                                                                                   (        )

5.   Desmond ____________________  table tennis with his friends now.  

(1) play     

(2) played            

(3) has played                            

(4) is playing                                                                                                        (        )

6.  Joanna ____________________   ten laps daily to build up her strength for the competition.

(1) swims 

(2) swam  

(3) has swum      

(4) had swum                                                                                                     (        )

7. Her forehead ____________________   from the cut she got when she jumped in   

front of the goalkeeper.

(1) bleed  

(2) bleeds            

(3) has bled                     

(4) is bleeding                                                                                                     (        )

8. The spectators ____________________ loudly when the ball went into the net.

(1) clap     

(2) clapped                      

(3) are clapping              

(4) had clapped                                                                                                   (        )

9. Moses and John ____________________ to the swimming finals last week.

(1) go        

(2) went               

(3) are going                   

(4) were going                                                                                                     (        )

10. Gabriel ____________________ his team members after the game last week.

(1) met      

(2) meets             

(3) had met          

(4) is meeting                                                                                                       (        )

                                                                                          

11. The shooter from the netball team ____________________ often so that the    

      team can win the game.

(1) practises        

(2) practised                    

(3) has practised            

(4) had practised                                                                                                 (        )

                                               

12. Steven  ____________________  the national record for the 100-metre sprint at

      the last zonal competition.

(1) breaks

(2) broke              

(3) has broken                

(4) is breaking