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Sports · Unit 1

Sports Basics

What sports are, teams, winning and fair play

Sport is physical activity organised by rules and by the possibility of losing, and the rules are what separate it from exercise.

The unit covers what makes something a sport, teams and players, winning, losing and drawing, the equipment involved, and fair play as a principle rather than a slogan.

This unit breaks down into 21 short steps and 120 questions, starting at difficulty 1 and building to 2. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.

Steps
21
Questions
120
Difficulty
1-2

What this unit covers

  • What Is a Sport
  • Teams and Players
  • Winning, Losing and Draws
  • Balls, Bats and Gear
  • Fair Play and Rules

Where this fits

The first unit in the track. No prerequisites.

Where people slip

Whether something is a sport is genuinely argued about. Where physical skill, competition and chance have to sit is a definitional question, not a settled fact.

How the unit is structured

Sports Basics runs as 21 short steps that unlock in order. 15 are practice rounds and 6 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 1 and climb to 2 as you progress.

Step 1 · easierStep 21 · harder

Challenge rounds

Example questions

30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 120 in the unit altogether.

Balls, Bats and Gear

  • Build the sentenceLevel 1

    1. Build a true sentence about soccer.

    Answer: We kick a round ball in soccer

    Soccer uses a round ball that players kick with their feet.

  • Choose all that applyLevel 1

    2. Which of these are used to play sports? Pick all that are right.

    • A ballcorrect
    • A racketcorrect
    • A goal netcorrect
    • A pillow

    Balls, rackets, and goal nets are used in sports, but a pillow is for sleeping.

  • Fact or fibLevel 1

    3. A soccer ball is round.

    Answer: True

    A soccer ball is round so it can roll and be kicked easily.

  • Fill the blankLevel 1

    4. In basketball you throw the ball through a ____.

    • hoopcorrect
    • door
    • box
    • cup

    A basketball hoop is a round ring you shoot the ball through.

  • Match the pairsLevel 1

    5. Match each sport to the gear you use to play it.

    Answer: Tennis = Racket; Baseball = Bat; Basketball = Hoop

    Each sport uses its own special gear.

  • Multiple choiceLevel 1

    6. What do you use to hit a baseball?

    • A batcorrect
    • A racket
    • A net
    • A helmet

    In baseball you swing a bat to hit the ball.

Fair Play and Rules

  • Build the sentenceLevel 1

    7. Build a true sentence about the referee.

    Answer: A referee makes sure players follow the rules

    The referee keeps the game fair by checking the rules.

  • Fact or fibLevel 1

    8. Good sports say well played to the other team after a game.

    Answer: True

    Being a good sport means being kind and polite, even after losing.

  • Fill the blankLevel 1

    9. Following the ____ keeps a game fair for everyone.

    • rulescorrect
    • clouds
    • shoes
    • snacks

    Rules tell everyone how to play so the game is fair.

  • Multiple choiceLevel 1

    10. Who makes sure players follow the rules during a game?

    • The refereecorrect
    • A fan in the crowd
    • The team mascot
    • The bus driver

    A referee watches the game and makes sure everyone follows the rules.

  • Choose all that applyLevel 2

    11. Which of these show good fair play? Pick all that are right.

    • Shaking hands after the gamecorrect
    • Following the rulescorrect
    • Helping a hurt playercorrect
    • Cheating to win

    Fair play means following rules and being kind, not cheating.

  • Match the pairsLevel 2

    12. Match each soccer call to what it means.

    Answer: Yellow card = A warning; Red card = Sent off; Foul = A rule was broken

    Referees use cards and calls to keep the game fair.

Teams and Players

  • Choose all that applyLevel 1

    13. Which of these are team sports? Pick all that are right.

    • Soccercorrect
    • Basketballcorrect
    • Ice hockeycorrect
    • Reading a book alone

    Soccer, basketball, and ice hockey are all played by teams, but reading alone is not a sport.

  • Fill the blankLevel 1

    14. A group of players who play together on the same side is a ____.

    • teamcorrect
    • snack
    • shoe
    • cloud

    A team is a group of players working together.

  • Guess the numberLevel 1

    15. How many players from one team are on the field in soccer?

    Answer: 11 players

    Each soccer team has 11 players on the field, including the goalkeeper.

  • Match the pairsLevel 1

    16. Match each job to what that person does.

    Answer: Goalkeeper = Guards the goal; Coach = Trains the team; Referee = Keeps the rules

    Everyone on and around a team has a special job.

  • Multiple choiceLevel 1

    17. How many players from one team are on the field in soccer?

    • 11correct
    • 3
    • 20
    • 5

    A soccer team has 11 players on the field at one time, including the goalkeeper.

  • Odd one outLevel 1

    18. Which one is NOT a team sport?

    • Running a race by yourselfcorrect
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Hockey

    Running alone is done by one person, while soccer, basketball, and hockey are played by teams.

What Is a Sport

  • Fill the blankLevel 1

    19. Running as fast as you can to be first is called a ____.

    • racecorrect
    • nap
    • meal
    • song

    A race is when people run or move to see who is fastest.

  • Multiple choiceLevel 1

    20. Which of these is a sport?

    • Soccercorrect
    • Taking a nap
    • Eating dinner
    • Watching TV

    Soccer is a sport because you play it, move your body, and try to win.

  • Odd one outLevel 1

    21. Which one is NOT a sport?

    • Coloring a picturecorrect
    • Basketball
    • Swimming
    • Running

    Coloring is a quiet craft, while the others are active sports.

  • Build the sentenceLevel 2

    22. Build a true sentence about skiing.

    Answer: Skiing is a winter sport on snow

    Skiing is done in winter by sliding down snowy slopes.

  • Fact or fibLevel 2

    23. Gymnastics is a sport that needs balance, strength, and practice.

    Answer: True

    Gymnastics is a sport where athletes tumble, balance, and flip.

  • Match the pairsLevel 2

    24. Match each sport to the place where it is played.

    Answer: Soccer = Grass field; Swimming = Pool; Basketball = Court

    Different sports are played in different places.

Winning, Losing and Draws

  • Build the sentenceLevel 1

    25. Build a true sentence about winning a game.

    Answer: The team with more goals wins the game

    Scoring more goals than the other team means you win.

  • Fact or fibLevel 1

    26. Losing a game means your team scored more points than the other team.

    Answer: False

    Losing means the other team scored more points than you did.

  • Fill the blankLevel 1

    27. When you kick the ball into the net in soccer, you score a ____.

    • goalcorrect
    • book
    • chair
    • hat

    Scoring a goal means the ball went into the net.

  • Match the pairsLevel 1

    28. Match each game result to what it means.

    Answer: Win = You scored more; Loss = You scored less; Draw = Scores are equal

    Each result depends on how many points each team scored.

  • Multiple choiceLevel 1

    29. What do we call it when both teams have the same score at the end?

    • A drawcorrect
    • A win
    • A loss
    • A goal

    When the scores are equal at the end, the game is a draw, also called a tie.

  • Choose all that applyLevel 2

    30. Which of these can a winner receive? Pick all that are right.

    • A medalcorrect
    • A trophycorrect
    • A gold cupcorrect
    • A red card

    Winners get medals, trophies, and cups, but a red card is a punishment.

Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.

How you practise

This unit mixes 14 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.

  • Build the sentence
  • Choose all that apply
  • Fact or fib
  • Fill the blank
  • Guess the number
  • Match the pairs
  • Multiple choice
  • Odd one out
  • Picture question
  • Put in order
  • Sort into groups
  • Spell it
  • True or false
  • Type the answer

Practise Sports Basics

120 questions across 21 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.

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