‘Freeman’ Questions

Name ______________________________ Date _________________________

ACTIVATE! Before you watch the video, answer these 3 questions:

1) When were the Olympics FIRST held in Australia, and where?

1956 melbourne

2) When was the 2nd Olympics in Australia and where?

2000 in Sydney

3) Who is Cathy Freeman? Find 3 facts about her.

Cathy freeman is an Aboriginal athlete who lit the Olympic flame in 2000. She won Gold in the
400ms womans.

4) Cathy really admired her mother because she was:

a) she was hardworking and independent

b) She was a talented athlete
c) She had a really good job
d) all of the above

5) Name 5 VALUES Cathy gained from her family.

Not judging a book by its cover

Respect

Hard

Be confident

Work hard
6) Cathy Freeman made history when she won a gold medal at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth
Games because she was the first woman to win a gold at an international athletics event.

True

False

7) Being named Australian of the year in 1990 gave aboriginal children

a) freedom
b) more rights
c) hope
d) respect

8) Growing up, Cathy was confident and outgoing.

 True
 False

9) Racism was an issue for Cathy as a young athlete. What evidence can you find to support this?

She won a race but didn’t get the trophy because of her skin colour

10) Cathy refers to the incredible pressure and the importance or meaning of the Sydney

Olympics. What do you think she is referring to when she talks about the meaning of the

Olympics?

Everyone in Australia had high hopes for her to win the game and change the view of the
aboriginals and Torres strait islanders
11) What did Cathy Freeman's achievements do for Australians?

She encouraged young aboriginal people to do what she did.