| Name ___________________ |
Date
______________
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The
Big Run
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Mary likes
to run. Ever since she was in third grade she has been training
to run long distances. Now that she was in eighth grade, her parents
agreed to let her run in the Banana Classic. The Banana Classic
is a ten kilometer run. It takes place every year in Mattydale.
The winners get a lifetime supply of peanuts and fruit juice from
Paul's Peanut Stand.
Mary practiced
by running for ten kilometers twice a day. On the average run,
she would finish in thirty minutes. Last year's winner finished
the race in twenty-six minutes and ten seconds.
On the day
of the race, Mary ran faster then she ever had in past. As she
came across the last kilometer she was in fourth place. She picked
up the pace and quickly leaped into second place, just as she
could see the finish line. She ran fast as should in a mad dash
to the finish line, but she just wasn't fast enough to get ahead
of leader.
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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. About how many
years have past since Mary began training for long runs and when she
ran in the Banana Classic?
| a.
one year |
b.
three years |
| c.
five years |
d. eight years |
2. How long of
a run is the Banana Classic?
| a.
one kilometer |
b.
five kilometers |
| c.
seven kilometers |
d. ten kilometers |
3. Where is the
Banana Classic held?
| a.
New York |
b.
Rosendale |
| c.
Zilldiale |
d. Mattydale |
4. While training,
what was the average amount of time it took Mary to complete a run the
same distance as the Banana Classic?
| a.
fifteen minutes |
b. thirty minutes |
| c.
forty minutes |
d. one hour |
5. What place did
Mary finish in the Banana Classic?
| a.
first |
b. second |
| c.
fourth |
d. sixth |
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