Name: ________________________

Friday 15th May, 2020 Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

Time:

Marks: 4 marks

The answers have been included at the bottom to check

Comments: your work when you have finished. Please read the text
and complete the questions first.

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Range of Sports

Goalball Scores!
Fast, furious, skilful and fun! That’s the way people describe goalball, a sport that is winning new
fans every day.
It’s a thrilling indoor game for teams of three. The aim is to score by getting the ball over the
opposing team’s goal line.

But this is no ordinary ball. So that sighted and blind people can play on equal terms, all players
have to be blindfolded, and it is the rattling sound produced by the ball that guides them through
the game. The spectators of this sport have to remain totally silent during the match so that the
players can concentrate on listening to the sound of the ball. There’s no other sport quite like it.

“Goalball’s really exciting – you’re not allowed to keep the ball for more than eight seconds,
and that makes the game move fast. We wear some special protective gear because the ball
is quite hard. I’ve had a few bruises! My team practises every Saturday and I always look
forward to it.”

Paul Dobson, goalball player

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21. Use the information in Goalball Scores! to complete these instructions.

How to play goalball

Equipment:

• _______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

Rules of the game:

• _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

3 marks

2. Look at the text box.

We wear some special protective gear…

What is the meaning of the word protective in this sentence?

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

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Mark schemes

21. a. Equipment

Award 1 mark for identifying a piece of equipment from the following list:

• blindfold;

• protective gear / clothing;

• goals / goalposts;

• rattling ball / ball that makes a noise / special ball.

1 mark

b. Rules of the game

Award 1 mark for each of the following rules to a maximum of 2 marks:

• players have to be blindfolded;

• no player can keep the ball for more than 8 seconds / you’re only allowed to keep the
ball for 8 seconds;

• the ball has to make a sound / rattle;

• you have to wear protective gear;

• you have to play indoors;

• there must be three players / equal numbers on each team;

• you have to get the ball over the line to score;

• audience has to be silent.

Do not accept answers expressed as a rule but which show a misunderstanding.

For example:

• you’re not allowed to keep the ball for 8 seconds.

Or answers which imply that players have to be silent.

For example:

• everyone has to be silent.

up to 2 marks

2. Award 1 mark for a response that shows understanding that the word means to keep safe.
1 mark

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