Response to text: History of the Paralympic Games

 History of the Paralympics

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1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means Alongside the olympics.

a) the Olympic Games                     b) Pt England Olympics

c) the side Olympics                                   d) alongside the Olympics

2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was 

a) Mr Goodwin                   b) Mr Somerville

c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes

3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in 

a) Auckland b) Rome

c) Sydney             d) Paris

4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have

→Can't walk paralyze on their legs Wheelchairs Down syndrome one some could have one arm. 

5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee 

a) True b) False

6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in 

a) 5 sports             b) less than 3 sports

c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports

7. What is one of the goals of the IPC?

→There are 8 IPC personal goals: Enquiry, Resilience, Morality, Communication, Thoughtfulness, Cooperation, Respect and Adaptability. There is also another  goal of the IPC is for children to focus upon a combination of academic personal and international and through the IPC develop all the skills children will need in order to confidently face the world of tomorrow.