Sports · Unit 11

Track and Field

Running, jumping, throwing and world records

Athletics is the oldest form of competitive sport and the most directly measurable: distance, height and time, with no judging of style.

The unit covers sprints and distance running, jumping events, throwing events, relays and hurdles, and the records and athletes.

This unit breaks down into 21 short steps and 120 questions, starting at difficulty 3 and building to 4. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.

Steps: 21
Questions: 120
Difficulty: 3-4

What this unit covers

Sprints and Distance
Jumping Events
Throwing Events
Relays and Hurdles
Records and Legends

Where this fits

Follows The Olympics.

Where people slip

Records depend on conditions. Wind-assisted sprint times above a threshold are not ratified, and altitude helps sprinters and hurts distance runners.

How the unit is structured

Track and Field 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 3 and climb to 4 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.

Jumping Events

Choose all that applyLevel 3
1. Which of these jumps are measured by the height cleared?
- High jumpcorrect
- Pole vaultcorrect
- Long jump
- Shot put
High jump and pole vault measure height; long jump and shot put do not.
Fact or fibLevel 3
2. In the long jump, athletes land in a pit filled with sand.
Answer: True
Long jumpers take off from a board and land in a soft sand pit.
Fill the blankLevel 3
3. The pole ____ uses a long flexible pole to clear a high bar.
- vaultcorrect
- jump
- hurdle
- throw
In the pole vault the pole bends and springs the athlete over the bar.
Match the pairsLevel 3
4. Match each jumping event to its key detail.
Answer: Long jump = Sand pit landing; High jump = A bar to clear; Pole vault = A flexible pole
Each jumping event has its own special feature.
Multiple choiceLevel 3
5. In which event do athletes use a long flexible pole to clear a high bar?
- Pole vaultcorrect
- High jump
- Long jump
- Triple jump
The pole vault uses a bendy pole to launch the athlete over the bar.
Build the sentenceLevel 4
6. Build a true sentence about the Fosbury Flop.
Answer: The Fosbury Flop goes over the bar backwards
The Fosbury Flop clears the bar going over back-first.

Records and Legends

Build the sentenceLevel 3
7. Build a true sentence about Usain Bolt.
Answer: Usain Bolt holds the 100m world record
Usain Bolt set the 100m world record that still stands today.
Fill the blankLevel 3
8. Usain Bolt won the 100m and 200m golds at the ____ Olympics.
- 2008 Beijingcorrect
- 2004 Athens
- 2000 Sydney
- 1996 Atlanta
Bolt won both sprint titles at the 2008 Beijing Games and again in 2012.
Guess the numberLevel 3
9. How many separate events make up the men's decathlon?
Answer: 10 events
The decathlon is made up of 10 events held over two days.
Choose all that applyLevel 4
10. Which sprinters have held the men's 100m world record?
- Usain Boltcorrect
- Asafa Powellcorrect
- Michael Johnson
- Sebastian Coe
Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell held the 100m record; Johnson and Coe did not.
Fact or fibLevel 4
11. Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
Answer: True
Bannister ran 3 minutes 59.4 seconds in 1954 to break the four-minute barrier.
Match the pairsLevel 4
12. Match each athlete to what they are famous for.
Answer: Usain Bolt = 100m and 200m records; Mike Powell = Long jump record; Jan Zelezny = Javelin record
Each of these athletes is linked to a famous event or record.

Relays and Hurdles

Build the sentenceLevel 3
13. Build a true sentence about a relay team.
Answer: A relay team has four runners
A relay team is made up of four runners who take turns.
Fill the blankLevel 3
14. In the 110m ____, runners leap over 10 barriers on the track.
- hurdlescorrect
- relay
- marathon
- walk
The 110m hurdles combines sprinting with jumping over 10 hurdles.
Guess the numberLevel 3
15. How many hurdles does a runner clear in the 110m hurdles?
Answer: 10 hurdles
The 110m hurdles has exactly 10 hurdles along the track.
Match the pairsLevel 3
16. Match each relay and hurdle term to its meaning.
Answer: Baton = Passed between runners; Hurdle = Barrier to jump over; Anchor = The final relay runner
These are common terms used in relays and hurdle races.
Choose all that applyLevel 4
17. Which of these are hurdle races?
- 110m hurdlescorrect
- 400m hurdlescorrect
- 200m
- 800m
The 110m and 400m hurdles are hurdle events; the 200m and 800m are not.
Fact or fibLevel 4
18. Dropping the baton in a relay usually leads to disqualification.
Answer: True
A dropped or mishandled baton normally means the team is disqualified.

Sprints and Distance

Build the sentenceLevel 3
19. Build a true sentence about the marathon.
Answer: The marathon is a long running race
The marathon is one of the longest running races in athletics.
Choose all that applyLevel 3
20. Which of these are races run on the track?
- 100mcorrect
- 800mcorrect
- Javelin
- Discus
The 100m and 800m are track races, while javelin and discus are field throws.
Fact or fibLevel 3
21. The 400m is one full lap of a standard outdoor track.
Answer: True
A standard outdoor track is 400m around, so the 400m is exactly one lap.
Fill the blankLevel 3
22. Sprinters push off from starting ____ at the beginning of a race.
- blockscorrect
- ropes
- poles
- nets
Starting blocks give sprinters a firm base to drive forward from.
Multiple choiceLevel 3
23. Which of these is a sprint event?
- 100mcorrect
- 5000m
- Marathon
- 3000m steeplechase
The 100m is a short, fast sprint, while the others are long distance races.
Guess the numberLevel 4
24. How many laps of a 400m track make up the 5000m race?
Answer: 12.5 laps
The 5000m is 12 and a half laps of a standard 400m track.

Throwing Events

Build the sentenceLevel 3
25. Build a true sentence about the shot put.
Answer: The shot put uses a heavy metal ball
The shot put uses a heavy metal ball pushed from the shoulder.
Choose all that applyLevel 3
26. Which of these are throwing events in athletics?
- Shot putcorrect
- Discuscorrect
- Long jump
- 100m
The shot put and discus are throws, while the long jump and 100m are not.
Fact or fibLevel 3
27. The discus is a heavy round disc that athletes spin and throw.
Answer: True
Discus throwers spin inside a circle and release the flat disc for distance.
Fill the blankLevel 3
28. The shot ____ is an event where a heavy ball is pushed for distance.
- putcorrect
- vault
- jump
- dash
The shot put is named for the pushing, or putting, action used to throw it.
Match the pairsLevel 3
29. Match each throwing event to its implement.
Answer: Javelin = A spear-like pole; Shot put = A heavy metal ball; Discus = A round flat disc
Each throwing event uses its own special implement.
Multiple choiceLevel 3
30. Which throwing event uses a light spear-like implement?
- Javelincorrect
- Shot put
- Discus
- Hammer
The javelin is a long spear-shaped implement that athletes throw for distance.

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 Track and Field

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

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