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Name ____________________________
Date _________________
The Big Run
Mary likes to run. Ever since she was in third grade,
she has been training to run long distances. Now
that she was in eighth grade, her parents agreed to
let her run in the Banana Classic. The Banana Classic
is a ten-kilometer race. It takes place every year in
Mattydale. The winners get a lifetime supply of
peanuts and fruit juice from Paul's Peanut Stand.
Mary practiced by running ten kilometers, twice per
day. On the average run, she would finish in thirty minutes. Last year's
winner finished the race in twenty-six minutes and ten seconds.
On the day of the race, Mary ran faster than she ever had in past. As she
came across the last kilometer of the race, she was in fourth place. She
picked up the pace and quickly reached second place, just as she could see
the finish line. She ran fast as should in a mad dash to the finish line, but
she just wasn't fast enough to get ahead of leader.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. About how many years have passed since Mary began training for long
runs and when she ran in the Banana Classic
a. one year b. three years
c. five years d. eight years
2. How long of a run is the Banana Classic
a. one kilometer b. five kilometers
c. seven kilometers d. ten kilometers
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3. Where is the Banana Classic held
a. New York b. Rosendale
c. Zilldiale d. Mattydale
4. While training, what was the average amount of time it took Mary to
complete a run the same distance as the Banana Classic
a. fifteen minutes b. thirty minutes
c. forty minutes d. one hour
5. What place did Mary finish in the Banana Classic
a. first b. second
c. fourth d. sixth
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