Page 53 - Active Skills for Reading Intro Book

Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 Sepak takraw is played very _____ _
Check Your Understanding a slowly b quickly c often
2 The people of ______ first played sepak takraw.
a Thailand b the Philippines c Malaysia
3 How is sepak takraw like volleyball?
a Players cannot use their hands.
b Players hit a ball across a net.
c The game is divided into three parts.
4 How is sepak takraw like soccer?
a Players cannot use their hands.
b There are three sets in a game.
c Play�rs. can only use their feet to hit the ball.

B Read the sentences below. Check (.I) if the sentence is a main idea
(M) or a detail (D) of the passage.

/ M D "\
1 Sepak takraw is the national sport of Malaysia.
2 The game is played with a small ball.
3 When passing the ball, a player can use his head.

4 Sepak takraw is played in many countries.
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Critical Thinking C 1 Do you think sepak takraw is a fun game? Why or why not?

2 Does your country have a national sport?

Vocabulary A In each sentence, 9 the best answer. The words in blue are from
· Comprehension . the passage. . .
Words in Context 1 Kimonos are a kind of ( traditional I modern ) Japanese costume.

2 ( Golf I Soccer) is always a team sport. You can't play it on your own.
3 Nick and Mario are always competing. They ( often I never) work together.
4 In a spelling test, you get a point when you spell a word ( correctly I wrong ).
5 The player with the most points usually ( loses I wins ) the game.
6 Ricardo lives in Mexico, but he's originally from Brazil. He was born
in ( Mexico I Brazil ).
7 If a fire spreads, it gets ( larger I smaller )
8 The chess club has ( one member I ten members ). They play chess
every day.

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