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Kickboxing (Joanne Mattern)

Kickboxing (Joanne Mattern)

Step into the ring with Kickboxing (Joanne Mattern). This action-packed book explains how athletes use their hands and feet to compete. Kids will learn about the special gloves and pads they wear to stay safe. The short and clear sentences make reading very fun. It is an awesome book for kids who like energetic sports.

Lexile: 640L

Quiz

Question 1: Kickboxing is a combination of

boxing and aikido.karate and boxing.karate and wrestling.boxing and judo.

Question 2: 'Karate' is a Japanese word that means

fighting hand.bare hand.aggressive hand.empty hand.

Question 3: Based on the information in this chapter, we can infer that a full contact sport is a sport that

encourages the players to physically hurt or attack one another.physically separates players to make it almost impossible for them to make contact.allows some contact although penalties are used to prevent physical force.allows physical force within the rules of the game.

Question 4: The sentence in a small font at the top of page 6 is

a heading.a caption.a description.a label.

Question 5: 'People also call these forms kata.' In this sentence the word 'also' is

an adjective.a preposition.an adverb.a conjunction.

Question 6: Which prefix should be added to the word 'popular' to turn it into its opposite?

in-un-mis-non-

Quiz

Question 1: Kickboxers wear shin guards to protect their

feet.hands.legs.arms.

Question 2: When kickboxing first started in the 1970s, kickboxers were not allowed to make full contact because

the rules did not allow for safety equipment to be worn.people thought it was too dangerous.kicks and punches were banned in martial arts.people thought it was too dangerous.

Question 3: The most likely reason that both girls and boys must wear a chest protector under their shirt is to

stop punches and kicks from hurting.protect their ribs and internal organs.prevent bruising from occurring.protect their spine from damage during a fight.

Question 4: The punctuation mark following the words, 'Did You Know' on page 8 is called

a tilde.a hyphen.an ellipsis.a semicolon.

Question 5: 'A kickboxer must protect the head and face during a kickboxing match.' In this sentence the word 'during' is

a preposition.an adjective.an interjection.a conjunction.

Question 6: Which of the following options would best replace the word 'finally' on page 8?

eventuallydecidedlyabsolutelycompletely

Quiz

Question 1: Which punch is delivered when a kickboxer turns his or her hips and shoulders and swings their arm around?

a jaban uppercuta hooka cross

Question 2: When kickboxers 'jab', they

turn their fist as it hits.punch straight up to the opponent's chin.swing their arm around.punch straight at their opponent.

Question 3: By looking at the picture on page 13, we can infer that

the fighter with red gloves has just avoided a punch from the fighter with white gloves.the fighter with white gloves has successfully blocked a punch from the fighter with red glovesthe fighter with red gloves has just punched the fighter with white gloves.the fighter with white gloves is preparing to punch the fighter with red gloves.

Question 4: The word 'opponent' on page 12 is written in a bold font to indicate that

the word has been used informally or as slang.the word has been included in the glossary at the back of the book.the word should be stressed when reading aloud.a dictionary should be used to search for the best definition of the word.

Question 5: 'An uppercut is a punch straight up to the opponent's chin.' In this sentence the apostrophe in 'opponent's' shows that

'opponent's' is short for 'opponent is'.there is more than one opponent.The chin belongs to the opponent.the sentence is referring to more than one chin.

Question 6: 'Here are some basic kickboxing moves that use the hands.' Which of the following words is not a synonym of 'basic' in this sentence?

fundamentalessentialnecessaryadditional

Quiz

Question 1: Which type of kick involves the athlete moving their leg up and around in a half-circle?

the roundhouse kickthe knee strikethe side kickthe back kick

Question 2: In which type of a kick does the athlete need to twist his or her hips?

the knee strikethe back kickthe roundhouse kickthe side kick

Question 3: Based on the information in this chapter, we can infer that kickboxers must be

withdrawn and submissive.skillful and athletic.violent and vicious.angry and aggressive.

Question 4: The name of each type of kick has been identified by

the color of the font.the boldness of the font.the shape of the font.the size of the font.

Question 5: The words 'their' and 'there' are

homographs.similes.homophones.heterophones

Question 6: Which of the following words is an antonym of 'common'?

unknownroutineunusualfrequent

Quiz

Question 1: Which of the following body parts is not protected in a defensive stance?

stomachneckgroinlegs

Question 2: According to the information in this chapter, when a fighter sees a punch or kick coming they must

avoid it.block it.endure it.retreat from it.

Question 3: The most likely reason that kickboxers stand in a defensive stance is to

to be submissive during a fight.to be ready to attack during a fight.to appear threatening to an opponent.be ready to block punches or kicks.

Question 4: In the picture on page 17 we can see that the fighter in the red helmet has blocked a kick with

his arms.his legs.his feet.his hands.

Question 5: Which of the following words is a noun that can be formed from the verb 'protect'?

protectiveprotectionprotectableprotectively

Question 6: 'Kickboxers stand in a defensive stance.' In this sentence the word 'defensive' is

a preposition.an adverb.a pronoun.an adjective.

Quiz

Question 1: The rank of a kickboxer can be identified by the color of their

helmet.jacket.belt.armband.

Question 2: For kickboxing fighters, the color used for the lowest rank is usually

a white or orange belt.an orange or blue belt.a yellow or orange belt.a white or blue belt.

Question 3: The most likely reason that fighters must wear the correct color belt during competitions is

to show that they are experienced and skillful.to indicate that they are disciplined and focused.to show how many years they have been training.to indicate that only fighters of the same skill level are matched together.

Question 4: Which punctuation mark has been used on page 18 to introduce a list?

a commaa hyphena colona semicolon

Question 5: Which of the following words from the text cannot be used as both a noun and a verb?

examplerankdisciplinefocus

Question 6: Which of the following words from the text is a superlative adjective?

mediumblackphysicalhighest

Quiz

Question 1: Between 1974 and 1980, Bill Wallace

held the record for the most wins in professional competitions.won 23 consecutive professional fights.appeared in movies about kickboxing.held the world championship three times.

Question 2: 'Mr Perfect' is the nickname given to

Semmy Schilt.Ernesto Hoost.Bill Wallace.William Superfoot.

Question 3: Based on the information on page 20, we can infer that Ernesto Hoost was born in

the Netherlands.Norway.Denmark.Germany.

Question 4: The punctuation marks surrounding the word 'superfoot' on page 21 are

parenthesis.asterisks.brackets.quotation marks.

Question 5: The word 'consecutive' means

to follow one after another without a break.to happen occasionally.to happen at the same time as something else.to happen before something else occurs.

Question 6: Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? 'Wallace continues to teach the art of kickboxing and has even appeared in movies about the sport.'

hasaboutevenand

Quiz

Question 1: Kickboxing competitions are divided by

weight and height.weight and skill.weight and age.weight and experience.

Question 2: According to the information in this chapter, whose job is it to make sure fights are safe and fair for everyone?

the referee.the sensei.the organizer.the teachers.

Question 3: We can infer that all the men pictured on page 22

have won their fights.are about to fight in a competition.are at a training session.are of the same rank.

Question 4: The words and definitions in the glossary on page 23 are arranged in

order of importance.random order.alphabetical order.the order they appear in the book.

Question 5: The past tense of 'wear' is

weared.worn.wore.wearing.

Question 6: 'They wear equipment to protect themselves.' In this sentence the word 'themselves' is

a noun.an interjection.a pronoun.an adjective.

Tag(s):Action Sports

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