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Kiteboarding (Betsy R. Cassriel)

Kiteboarding (Betsy R. Cassriel)

Jump high over the water with Kiteboarding (Betsy R. Cassriel). This fun book shows how athletes do amazing tricks using the wind. Kids will learn about the gear needed to stay safe while kiteboarding. The easy-to-read text helps young students practice their English. It is a wonderful adventure for young water sports fans.

Lexile: 800L

Quiz

Question 1: Where does this first scene take place?

South Africathe NetherlandsAustraliaCape Tribulation

Question 2: What is Kevin doing in this scene?

surfingskydivingkiteboardingskiing

Question 3: How is the reader left feeling at the end of this chapter?

sadexcited to hear what happens nexthappy that things ended wellangry

Question 4: What type of text is seen in this opening chapter?

discussionpoemrecountprocedure

Question 5: What does the word _adjust_ mean?

to want somethingto abandon somethingto break somethingto alter something

Question 6: Which of the following words is a synonym of _incredible_?

boringamazingunimpressiverisky

Quiz

Question 1: Which of the following is needed for kiteboarding?

the ability to swimbe malebe really strongbe over 18 years old

Question 2: What powers the kite?

windbatterieselectricitysun

Question 3: What are the Wright Brothers famous for?

taking the first hot air balloon flightbuilding and flying the first successful planekiteboardingthey were famous Arctic explorers

Question 4: "Kiteboarding is the most thrilling sport in the world!" What kind of sentence is this?

an opiniona metaphora contradictiona fact

Question 5: What does the word _inflatable_ mean?

an object that can be blown up with aira rigid, sturdy objecta type of surfboarda waterproof object

Question 6: Which of the following words from the text is _not_ a compound word?

windsurfingthrillingsnowboardkiteboard

Quiz

Question 1: What is The Edge used for?

aerial tricksmaximum powercruising at a medium to high speedlaunching and landing the kite

Question 2: What does the Power Zone give the kiteboarder?

a drop back into the waterminimum speeda way of stoppingmaximum speed

Question 3: What are _port_ and _starboard_ examples of?

hot air ballooning termssailing termsair flight termsforeign languages

Question 4: What is the graphic on page 20 showing?

how to control the boardthe safety regulationsthe wind windowthe wave conditions

Question 5: Which part of the word _powerful_ is the suffix?

powerfulstrongow

Question 6: Which of the following words is an adverb?

launchcorrectlylandpower

Quiz

Question 1: Why are trainer kites easier to use?

they have longer lines which are easier to controlthey are only used on landthey are larger and easier to seethey are smaller and have less power

Question 2: What is a quiver?

the weather reading equipmentthe lines which connect the kite to the harness.a collection of different kitesthe board which the riders uses

Question 3: What is this chapter mainly about?

kiteboarding equipmentfamous kiteboardersthe biggest kiteboarding competitionshow to kiteboard

Question 4: Which of the countries on the map in this chapter is in Europe?

MauiSouth AfricaSpainCabarete

Question 5: What does the word _sturdy_ mean?

unsteady and likely to fall oversteady and unlikely to tipheavy and hard to carrycolorful

Question 6: Add a prefix to the word _experienced_ to form a word opposite in meaning.

uninnonanti

Quiz

Question 1: How old was Gisela when she became the youngest kiteboarding champion?

18152210

Question 2: What is "extreme kiteboarding"?

kiteboarding without a kitekiteboarding in risky conditions such as storm conditionskiteboarding on snowkiteboarding out of planes

Question 3: What does it mean when it says Robby Naish was a "pioneer" of kiteboarding?

he invented ithe has fought to make the sport legalhe is the best at kiteboarding in the worldhe has created new elements to the sport and pushed it into new realms

Question 4: The sentence next to Robbie Douglas' photograph is known as what? "Robbie Douglas performs one of his record-setting speed runs."

a bibliographya subtitlea captiona title

Question 5: Which part of the word _youngest_ is the suffix?

gestestyounginfantile

Question 6: What is a _global_ rank?

their rank in their age grouptheir rank in their home citytheir rank in the worldtheir rank in their home country

Quiz

Question 1: Why was Kevin worried about performing the KGB trick?

it was an illegal moveit was the hardest trick anybody could dohe had injured himself trying it in another competitionit had never been tried before

Question 2: Where did this competition take place?

CaliforniaCape TownAlaskaSydney

Question 3: What is a 360-degree spin?

a full turna quarter turna turn with your eyes closeda half turn

Question 4: "Competing ... at the Red Bull King of the Air competition was like a dream." What language device is used in this sentence?

alliterationonomatopoeiametaphorsimile

Question 5: Which word from the text is an adverb?

adventuretwistingproudlychampion

Question 6: What does the word _maximum_ mean?

the highest amounthalf fullthe smallest amountthe average amount

Tag(s):Action Sports

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