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"Olympic Sports" Matching Quiz
Directions: Write the letter of the word that best matches the meaning.
_______1) athletes serve, jump and spike the ball
A) archery
_______2) a racquet sport where athletes hit a ball back
B) badminton
and forth over a dividing net
C) baseball
_______3) athletes compete by running and jumping over
D) basketball
several frames
E) boxing
_______4) athletes use a racquet to hit a feathered
F) cycling
ball(shuttlecock)
G) diving
_______5) a water sport where athletes compete by swimming H) equestrian
fast
I) fencing
_______6) athletes compete by shooting an arrow with a bow
J) football
_______7) athletes do several acrobatic stunts and are
K) gymnastics
judge by a panel of judges
L) hurdles
_______8) athletes compete by riding bicycles
M) javelin
_______9) athletes dribble and kick the ball
N) shot-put
_______10) athletes use a blunt rapier to hit an opponent
O) swimming
_______11) a field sport where athletes throw a heavy
P) tennis
metal ball
Q) volleyball
_______12) athletes compete by riding a horse over a
barrier
_______13) a pitcher throws the ball and a batter hits the
ball with a bat
_______14) athletes wear special gloves and punch each
other
_______15) a beautiful sport where athletes plunge into
water in style
_______16) a field sport where athletes throw a long spear
_______17) a popular sport in the USA where athletes slam
and dunk the ball into a hanging basket-like ring
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