Monday Week #31. A news story begins like this:

Imagine the strength it would take to pull a large airplane! On October 15, 1997, one man did just that. He set a record by pulling a 200-ton Boeing 747 plane almost three hundred feet.What is the POINT OF VIEW of this story? (1st or 3rd person)

2. Which word means the act of competing?a) competitionb) competitorc) competed

3.Write the sentence and choose the correct word from the parentheses.

Athletes at the Newton Bodybuilding Competition (lift, lifts) about 100 kg each.

Tuesday Week #3

1. Which key word would be best to use in an encyclopedia search for Olympic weightlifting?a) sportsb) weightliftingc) weightsd) Olympics

2. Rewrite the sentence using the correct punctuation (commas).These are the weights she lifted in today’s practice 84 kg 66.5 kg and 91 kg.

Wednesday Week #3

1. To which of the 5 senses does this description appeal most strongly?Across the gym, muscles strained and burned. Bodies heated up. Sweat bathed every forehead and trickled down backs to soak into shirts.

2. Write the plural form of each word.donkey arch volcano country

Thursday Week #3

1. Write the plural of each word.piano calf goose

2. Which word does not belong?a)weightyb)courageousc) impressived)strongmane)athleticf) worrisome

Friday Week #3• EDIT the following passage for spelling, capitalization, and

punctuation.

weightlifting has been around for hundreds of years dating

back to ancient greece and egypt? It was featured in the

first modern Olympic games in Athens Grease in 1896! In

March 1891 the first world weightlifting championships

were held in londen England. The international

weightlifting federation was founded in 1905, currently

over 160 countries participate in the organization.