Response to text: Overcoming a Disability

Overcoming a Disability

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1. Frida Kahlo is a famous

a) Singer                                                b) Athlete

c) Artist                                                         d) Actress

2. John Nash is an American mathematician who won 

a) A Gold Medal at the Paralympics                     b) The Nobel Prize in Physics

c) An Oscar for the movie ‘Beautiful Mind’          d) The Nobel Prize in Economics

3. Stephen Hawking was a famous Scientist who had to communicate using

a) Sign Language                             b) Singing

c) A Voice Synthesiser                                d) Text Messaging

4. List 2 facts about Nick Vujicic

→ He lost both his arms and He was born with no limbs

5. True or False: Andrea Boccelli became completely blind at the age of 12

a) True b) False

6. Michael J Fox suffers from 

a) Paraplegia                                                b) Parkinson’s Disease

c) Schizophrenia                                d) Muscular Dystrophy

7. Explain why the celebrities mentioned above are amazing people. 

→ They may have disabilities but they never got the best of them.

 

5 Facts: Disability in NZ

 

Response to text: NZ Paralympic Athletes

 NZ Paralympic Athletes

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1. Sophie Pascoe competes in 

a) Wheelchair Rugby                        b) Para Swimming

c) Parachuting                                             d) Para Athletics

2. Sophie Pascoe won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the 

a) 2012 London Paralympics                     b) 2016 Rio Paralympics 

c) 2008 Beijing Paralympics            d) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics 

3. Tupou Neiufi went to her first Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016 when she was only

a) 20 years old                                 b) 18 years old

c) 12 years old                                     d) 15 years old

4. List 2 facts about Tupou Neiufi

→ Her first Paralympics was in 2016 and she has been in 2 Paralympic games

5. True or False: Cody Everson became a tetraplegic when he broke his leg. 

a) True b) False

6. Lisa Adams began competing in Para Athletics in these two events

a) Shot Put and Discus                                b) Discus and Javelin

c) Shot Put and Long Jump                    d) Shot Put and High Jump

7. Explain why our New Zealand Paralympians are amazing people. 

→ Just because they have disabilities doesn’t mean that they can’t compete in anything.

5 Facts: NZ Paralympic Team

 

Response to Text: Disability in the Paralympics

 

Supported Reading: Disability in the Paralympics

 

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