Tom's Tryathlon

This task is about looking for important information that will help you get the main idea of a text.

Read Tom's Tryathlon by Kristine Hornblow (Ready to Read, 2004). Then answer the questions below.

Question

  1. What three pieces of information are most important in Tom's Tryathlon?

    • Tom got a swim cap and a T-shirt.

    • Tom wanted to get a medal.

    • Sometimes Tom found practicing quite hard, but he kept going.

    • In the Tryathlon, Tom had to swim, bike and run.

    • Tom had to do lots of training for the Tryathlon.

    • Biking was easy for Tom but running was hard work.

Question

  1. What is the main idea of this text?

    • Tryathlons encourage people to do exercise.

    • Entering the Tryathlon meant doing lots of tough practice for each of the three events.

    • Medals were given to everyone when the Tryathlon finished.