Tuesday, 31 August 2021
Answers to questions:Response to text
Healthy Grains
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1. Grains are a member of the...
a) Grass Family b) My Family
c) Tree Family d) Herbaceous Family
2. Grains are also known as…
a) Fruit b) Cereal
c) Cookies d) Fibers
3. Grains give us a lot of energy because of...
a) Protein b) Fiber
c) Magic powers d) Carbohydrates
4. List 5 examples of “Grains”
→ Bread,oats,corn,rice and wheat
5. True or False: Grains are seeds
a) True b) False
6. Which of these products is NOT made from grain?
a) Cereal b) Porridge
c) Bread d) Oranges
7. Explain in less than 3 sentences why it is important for humans to include grains in their diet.
→ It is important to include grains in your diet because it is healthy for you and it is irresistibly yum so you won’t refuse.
Monday, 30 August 2021
Research about blueberries
Friday, 27 August 2021
Thursday, 26 August 2021
Response to text
Overcoming a Disability
1. Frida Kahlo is a famous
a) Singer b) Athlete
c) Artist d) Actress
2. John Nash is an American mathematician who won
a) A Gold Medal at the Paralympics b) The Nobel Prize in Physics
c) An Oscar for the movie ‘Beautiful Mind’ d) The Nobel Prize in Economics
3. Stephen Hawking was a famous Scientist who had to communicate using
a) Sign Language b) Singing
c) A Voice Synthesiser d) Text Messaging
4. List 2 facts about Nick Vujicic
→ Nick Vujicic is another world-famous celebrity with a disability, and founder of life without limbs. Vujicic was born in 1982 with no limbs he claims as a child he suffered ridicule and discrimmnation,
5. True or False: Andrea Boccelli became completely blind at the age of 12
a) True b) False
6. Michael J Fox suffers from
a) Paraplegia b) Parkinson’s Disease
c) Schizophrenia d) Muscular Dystrophy
7. Explain why the celebrities mentioned above are amazing people.
→ they are amazing people because they have disabilities but they can still do things that inspires us at heart and shows us that if they can make it through something with no limb then so can we or at least people with disabilities
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
NZ Paralympic Athletes
NZ Paralympic Athletes
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1. Sophie Pascoe competes in
a) Wheelchair Rugby b) Para Swimming
c) Parachuting d) Para Athletics
2. Sophie Pascoe won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the
a) 2012 London Paralympics b) 2016 Rio Paralympics
c) 2008 Beijing Paralympics d) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
3. Tupou Neiufi went to her first Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016 when she was only
a) 20 years old b) 18 years old
c) 12 years old d) 15 years old
4. List 2 facts about Tupou Neiufi
→ She placed 7th in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S9. Fact 2: she is currently ranked 2nd in the world.
5. True or False: Cody Everson became a tetraplegic when he broke his leg.
a) True b) False
6. Lisa Adams began competing in Para Athletics in these two events
a) Shot Put and Discus b) Discus and Javelin
c) Shot Put and Long Jump d) Shot Put and High Jump
7. Explain why our New Zealand Paralympians are amazing people.
→ They are amazing people because they never give up on something they wanna do and even if they don’t have that other limb they can still do things that we don’t know of.
Research task
5 Facts task about one of the Paralympic Teams
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
My answers to questions
Disability in the Paralympics
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1. The method used throughout the Paralympics movement to create and run fair athletic competitions is called
a) Ability Classification b) Disability Classification
c) Natural Classification d) Artificial Classification
2. To qualify for the Paralympics an athlete who is an amputee might have
a) a leg missing b) a toe missing
c) a finger missing d) no hair
3. Cerebral Palsy is a genetic disease that affects
a) your height (how tall you are) b) the colour of your hair
c) how the brain works d) how a computer works
4. List some of the problems that a person with an intellectual disability might have
→ Academic performance,communication and community living skills,
5. True or False: An athlete with quadriplegia needs to use a wheelchair to compete
a) True b) False
6. Vision impaired athletes have lost their sense of
a) hearing b) touch
c) taste d) sight
7. What is the mission of Paralympic Sports?
→ I think the mission is that people with any of these disabilities that try in the Paralympics show how much strength they have but also to show the younger generations to try their best and never give up on doing what they want.
Researching about Disabilities
5 facts about Para Athletes (Paralympics)
Monday, 23 August 2021
Research about Paralympics
Response to text Article
History of the Paralympics
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1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means
a) the Olympic Games b) Pt England Olympics
c) the side Olympics d) alongside the Olympics
2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was
a) Mr Goodwin b) Mr Somerville
c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes
3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in
a) Auckland b) Rome
c) Sydney d) Paris
4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have
→Archery,cycling,rowing and wheelchair basketball
5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
a) True b) False
6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in
a) 5 sports b) less than 3 sports
c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports
7. What is one of the goals of the IPC?
→ Probably one of the goals is to try your best even though it’s hard you’ll always make it through somehow.
Friday, 20 August 2021
Answers to Questions
Future Olympics
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1. What does the IOC stand for?
a) International Olympics Crown b) International Old Committee
c) International Olympic Committee d) Internal Olympic Committee
2. Where is the next Winter Olympics being held?
a) Australia b) Beijing
c) America d) Japan
3. Where are the next Summer Olympics being held?
a) Auckland b) Brisbane
c) LA d) Paris
4. List some of the events in the Winter Olympics?
→ Figure skating, bobsleigh, skiing snowboarding and luge plus many other events
5. True or False: Sydney Australia hosted the Olympic games in 2004 ?
a) True b) False
6. How many people live in Los Angeles?
a) 5 million b) 2.5 million
c) 4 million d) 6 million
7. Describe where Brisbane is and some key facts about Brisbane
→Brisbane is located in Queensland Australia, It is in fact the capital of Queensland Brisbane is the third most populated city in Australia.