NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

 
 
 
Extra Reading Comprehension Exercises
 
(Unit 6, page 70)
 
 
 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
 
A. Look at the Reading on page 70. Based on the information in the Reading,
answer the following questions.
 
1. What happened to Mark Zupan that changed his life? ______________________
2. What can he do now that he couldn’t do before? __________________________
 
3. What sport does he play? ____________________________________________
 
4. How does he stay in shape? __________________________________________
 
5. What sport does Bethany Hamilton do? _________________________________
 
6. What happened to her that changed her life? _____________________________
 
7. What does she want to do now? _______________________________________
 
8. When did she get married? ___________________________________________
 
 
 
 
CRITICAL THINKING
 
B. Explain each quote below. Then check which quote you agree with. Explain
your reasons.
 1. “I dream about running all the time, but you can’t live in the past . . . Just think
of me as a human being and an athlete. Because that’s who I am.” (Mark Zupan)
 
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 2. “People can do whatever they want if they just set their hearts to it, and just
never give up.” (Bethany Hamilton)
 
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Top Notch 1, Third Edition Unit 6
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