S.J Story Library
Triathlete Sam
By Ailsa Newton
Answer the following questions in red:
Are the following statements true or false - you need to give evidence from the text to support your answer.
Sam joined the running team when he started university.
True Because hes still in university and hes still studying for athletics
The world championships were in Cancun.
True Because the games were set at Cancun in Mexico
Triathlons consist of swimming, cycling and long jump.
False Because Long jump aint a part of the triathlon
The day before the race Sam injured his big toe.
False because he because the did not injurer his big toe he injured his collarbone
Sam found reading and writing difficult at school.
True Because it says on page fifthteen
A wetsuit is a cotton suit for wearing in the rain.
False Because a wetsuit is what you use for swimming it also helps you float.
What do the Greek words tri………………………and athlon………………… mean.
It means
Tri - Tre
Athlon - Athlos
(2) Name the 4 things that make a good athlete (pg 14). Now explain
what each word/term means. Use a dictionary/thesaurus for help
- Motivation
Motivation is When you talk in a particular way.
- Dedication
Dedication when you sing or speak and you want to dedicate this to some special person.
- Commitment
Commitment means that if you dedicate to a cause.
- Desire
Desire means that you want something and you that wish you can have it.
The underlined words in the following text are either nouns or verbs. Verbs are doing words, Nouns are naming words like things, people, and places. Write each underlined word/s down and next to them put what they are. For example Sam –noun.
First, Sam-noun and his supporters take his race bike-verb, helmet, cycling shoes, and running shoes to the rack in the transition area. He then pumps up the bike tyres-verb and shakes talc into his shoes-verb so they’ll be easier to put on later-Verb
What makes a triathlete? Think about this question in regards to their personality, their mind frame, their strengths, and their weaknesses.
You got have :
good leg strength
Power
fit
participat
Create:
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