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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, what is a standard distance of a marathon race?
a. about 42 miles
b. about 26 miles

c. about 29 miles
d. about 490 miles

2. What information is given first in the article?

a. A marathon race is one of the most grueling and competitive track and
field events.
b. The marathon race derived its name from Marathon, Greece.

c. The marathon is one of the major events of the Olympic Games.
d. The most famous long-distance race is the Boston Marathon.

3. Why did Pheidippides, a Greek messenger, run almost 26 miles from
Marathon to Athens?

a. He was being followed by the Persians.
b. He wanted to tell other Greeks about victory over the Persians.
c. He was training for the Boston Marathon.
d. The general of the Greek army wanted him to get help.

4. What is the most famous long distance race?
a. the New York Marathon
b. the Berlin City Marathon

c. the Boston Marathon
d. the Athens Classic Marathon

5. Where do you think the name “marathon” came from?

a. the runners in Boston
b. the Persians
c. the name of the city where Pheidippides started running

d. the name of the city where the Persians won the battle against the Greeks

6. Which sentence uses the word track in the same way it is used in the
article?

a. Please keep track of your belongings.
b. Billy joined the track team at his school.
c. The detective followed the track of the murderer.
d. The truck made tracks on the dirt.

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