92. Reading Skills Comprehension: Summer Olympic

Summer Olympic

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them:

The 2016 Summer Olympics commonly known as Rio 2016 was a major international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016.

More than 10,000 athletes from 2017 National Olympic Committees, including first-time entrants Kosovo, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team took part. With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and gold, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city, and at five in Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasilia, and Manaus.

The United States topped the medal table for the fifth time in the past six Summer Olympics, winning the most golds (46) and most medals overall (121). Great Britain finished second and became the first country in the history of the modern Olympics to increase its tally of medals in the subsequent games after being the host nation. China finished third. Host country Brazil won seven gold medal, as did the group of independent Olympic Athletes (from Kuwait). The United States won its 1,000th Olympic gold medal in this edition.

The medal design was unveiled on 15 June 2016; they were produced by the Casa da Moeda do Brasil. The bronze and silver medals contained 30% recycled materials, while the gold medals were produced using gold that had been mined and extracted using means that met a series of sustainability criteria, such as being extracted without the use of mercury. The medals feature a wreath design, while the obverse, as is traditional, features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. They were accompanied by a wooden carrying box, while medallists also received a trophy of the Games’ emblem.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following sentences with appropriate words/phrases:

1. How is the 2016 Summer Olympic otherwise known?

2. How many athletes participated in the game?

3. Name the two sports which were added to the Olympic program in 2009.

4. Which country won the highest number of medals in Rio 2016?

5. What kind of record did Great Britain create in Rio 2016?

6. Name any four countries that won their first gold medals in Rio 2016.

7. What per cent did the bronze and silver medals contain recycled materials?

8. How was a series of sustainability criteria met while extracting gold?

Answers

1. The 2016 Summer Olympic is also known as Rio 2016.

2. More than 11,000 athletes from 207 National Olympic Committees participated in the games.

3. Rugby sevens and golf were added to Olympic programs in 2009.

4. The United States won the highest number of medals (overall 121) in Rio 2016.

5. Great Britain won the second largest number of gold medals and became the first country in the history of modern Olympic to increase its tally of medals in the subsequent games after being the host nation.

6. Fiji, Jordan, Kosovo and Puerto Rio got their first gold medal in Rio 2016.

7. The bronze and silver medals contained 30% recycled materials.

8. While extracting gold the make gold medals, special care was taken to meet a series of sustainability criteria such as being extracted without the use of mercury.

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