Athletics Games Practice (A2) - English Vocabulary Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2 📚 Type: Vocabulary ⭐ XP: up to +14 (on pass)

This 15-question Athletics Games practice quiz walks you through the topic step by step — from basic recognition to real-world application. Tailored for Level A2, with clear explanations after every question. Great for building confidence before moving to harder topics.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: What does SPRINT mean in athletics?

Question 1 options
Sprint means a short, fast run. It refers to running at top speed over a short distance, like 100 metres. Jump, throw, and swim are different types of athletic actions, not fast running.
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Question 2: In a relay race, each runner must ___ the baton to the next teammate.

Question 2 options
Pass is correct because in a relay race, runners hand the baton to the next person on their team. Throw, drop, and kick do not describe the correct action of transferring a baton between runners.
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Question 3: The word ATHLETE means a person who does sports or physical activities.

Question 3 options
True because an athlete is someone who takes part in sports or physical activities, especially running, jumping, or throwing events.
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Question 4: Which word is closest in meaning to COMPETE?

Question 4 options
Contest is closest in meaning to compete because both words describe trying to win against others. Watch means to look at something, train means to practise, and celebrate means to show happiness about a success.
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Question 5: Match each athletics word to its correct definition.

Question 5 options
marathon
hurdle
javelin
arena
a place where sports events take place
a long stick thrown as far as possible
a barrier that runners jump over
a very long running race on roads

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Marathon is a long road race, hurdle is a barrier runners jump over, javelin is a long stick thrown in a competition, and arena is a place where sports events happen.
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Question 6: Which word naturally goes with JUMP to name an athletics event? ___ jump

Question 6 options
Long naturally goes with jump to make long jump, which is a real athletics event where athletes try to jump as far as possible. High jump is also real, but the blank comes before jump, and only long fits in the ___ jump pattern here among the options given. Quick, fast, and big are not used to name standard athletics jumping events.
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Question 7: Coach: 'Well done! You ran the whole 400 metres without stopping.' Athlete: 'Thank you! I wanted to break my personal ___.'

Question 7 options
Record is correct because a personal record is the best time or distance someone has ever achieved. Score refers to points in a game, level refers to a stage of difficulty, and prize is something you win, not a personal best time.
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Question 8: She ___ the discus over 40 metres, winning first place in the event.

Question 8 options
Threw is correct because you throw a discus in athletics. Kicked is used with a ball, hit is used with a bat or hand, and pushed does not describe how a discus is sent through the air.
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Question 9: Put the words/chunks in the correct order to make a natural athletics phrase:

Question 9 options
  • record
  • a new
  • world
  • set

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'set a new world record' because this is the standard English collocation used when someone achieves the best result ever recorded in a sport.
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Question 10: The ___ put is an athletics event where an athlete throws a heavy metal ball as far as possible.

Question 10 options
Shot is correct because shot put is the name of the event where a heavy spherical object is thrown. Stone put, ball put, and iron put are not real names for this athletics event.
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Question 11: Which word sounds more formal when talking about an athletics event?

Question 11 options
Discipline is the more formal word used in official athletics contexts to describe a specific sport or event type. Game, match, and round are more general or informal words and are not typically used in formal athletics writing.
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Question 12: Choose the correct form of the word 'compete': The ___ between the two runners was very exciting to watch.

Question 12 options
'Competition' is the noun form of 'compete,' and this sentence needs a noun after the article 'The.' The other options — competitive (adjective), competitor (person noun), and compete (verb) — do not fit a slot that requires an abstract noun.
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Question 13: In English, you say 'do a sprint' to describe running a short fast race.

Question 13 options
False because the correct collocation is 'run a sprint' or simply 'sprint'. We say 'do athletics' in general, but for specific race events we use 'run', not 'do', with sprint.
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Question 14: The athletes had to jump over several ___ during the steeplechase race.

Question 14 options
Obstacles is correct because obstacles are the barriers or barriers runners must get past in a steeplechase. Walls are fixed structures, lines are just markings on the ground, and fences are boundary structures not associated with steeplechase.
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Question 15: He pushed his body to its ___ to finish the marathon. What does the word LIMITS mean here?

Question 15 options
Limits here means the furthest point of what the body can do. It does not mean rules set by officials, goals to achieve, or starting points. In this context, 'push to your limits' means working as hard as your body allows.