LESSON 5: ICY RACE

COMPREHENSION:

1. What is this passage mainly about?

a. how bobsleds are made
b. the origins of the Winter Olympics
c. the sport of bobsledding

2. How fast can bobsleds go?

a. 120 kilometers an hour 
b. 140 kilometers an hour 
c. 210 kilometers an hour

3. What does a brakeman do?

a. builds the bobsled 
b. controls the bobsled 
c. stops the bobsled

4. Which is true about bobsled tracks?

a. They are around 150 meters long.
b. They are covered with thin ice.
c. They have 15 or more curves.

5. Two-person teams race during the Olympics.

a. once 
b. twice 
c. four times

READ AGAIN: 
SCORE: A+