Reading comprehension worksheet on young sports stars with biographical details and a table to fill in.

Let’s go step by step to fill in the table and answer the true/false questions.

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Step 1: Fill in the Table

We’ll read each athlete’s text and extract: Country, Sport, Age (as of when? The texts don’t give current age — but they mention birth year or age at a certain time. Since no “current” date is given, we’ll use the age mentioned in the text if available, or calculate from birth year if needed. But looking closely, only Kristaps’ text gives an age (“when he was fifteen years old”) — others don’t state their current age. So for “Age”, we may need to leave blank or infer based on context. Wait — let’s check again.)

Actually, re-reading:

- Adam Peaty: Born October 1994 → In 2015 he won championships → So in 2015 he was 20 or 21. But the question doesn’t specify which year’s age. Since no current year is given, perhaps we should not guess. BUT — look at the instruction: “Complete the table with information from the texts.” So if the text doesn’t say his age now, maybe we can’t put it? However, for Kristaps, it says “When he was fifteen years old...” — so that’s an age mentioned. For others, no age is directly stated. Hmm.

Wait — actually, let’s look again:

For Adam: no age mentioned except implied by birth year. Same for Garbiñe and Dina. Only Kristaps has “when he was fifteen”.

But the table asks for “Age” — probably meaning current age? But since no current year is given, perhaps we are supposed to calculate based on birth year assuming “now” is around when the test was made? That’s tricky.

Alternatively — maybe the “Age” column refers to the age mentioned in the text? Let’s see:

- Adam: no age mentioned → leave blank?
- Garbiñe: no age mentioned → blank?
- Dina: born December 1995 → in July 2015 she ran under 11 seconds → so she was 19 then. But again, not explicitly stated as her age.
- Kristaps: “When he was fifteen years old, he was 2.03 m tall” → so age 15 is mentioned.

This is confusing. Perhaps the test expects us to calculate age based on birth year and assume “now” is 2024? But that’s not fair because the test might be older.

Wait — look at the original texts again:

In Adam’s text: “In 2015 he was the first man to win...” — so if born 1994, in 2015 he was 20 or 21.

Garbiñe: born 1993 → in 2015 she would be 21 or 22.

Dina: born 1995 → in 2015 she was 19.

Kristaps: born August 1995 → in 2015 he was 19 or 20. But text says “when he was fifteen” — so that’s past.

Since the test doesn’t specify a reference year, and only Kristaps has an explicit age mentioned (“fifteen”), perhaps for the others we should leave age blank? But that seems odd.

Alternatively — maybe “Age” means how old they were when the event described happened? Let’s try that:

- Adam: in 2015, born 1994 → age 20 or 21 → let’s say 21 (if birthday after Oct, but born Oct, so if event after Oct 2015, he turned 21). Text says “in 2015” — so likely 20 or 21. We’ll put 21? But not exact.

This is messy. Let me check standard approach for such tests.

Actually, looking at similar worksheets, often they expect you to calculate age from birth year to the year mentioned in the text.

So:

- Adam Peaty: born 1994, event in 2015 → 2015 - 1994 = 21 → Age: 21
- Garbiñe Muguruza: born 1993, no specific event year, but text is general → perhaps use 2015 as reference? 2015 - 1993 = 22 → Age: 22
- Dina Asher-Smith: born 1995, event in July 2015 → 2015 - 1995 = 20, but born Dec, so in July she was still 19 → Age: 19
- Kristaps Porzingis: born 1995, text says “when he was fifteen” — but also “now he’s 2.21m” — no current year. If we assume “now” is same as others, 2015, then 2015 - 1995 = 20 → but text mentions age 15 specifically. However, for consistency, perhaps calculate to 2015: 20 years old.

But the text for Kristaps says: “When he was fifteen years old, he was 2.03 m tall. Now he’s 2.21 m tall.” — so “now” is after 15, but no year given. To avoid overcomplicating, and since other athletes have events in 2015, let’s assume all ages are as of 2015.

So:

- Adam: 2015 - 1994 = 21
- Garbiñe: 2015 - 1993 = 22
- Dina: 2015 - 1995 = 20, but born Dec, event in July → still 19
- Kristaps: 2015 - 1995 = 20

But Dina’s text says “in July 2015 she was the first British woman...” — and born Dec 1995, so yes, 19 years old.

Kristaps: born Aug 1995, so in 2015 he turned 20 in August. If “now” is after Aug 2015, he’s 20. But text doesn’t specify when “now” is. However, for consistency, we’ll use 20.

But let’s confirm countries and sports first — those are clear.

Countries:

- Adam Peaty: British swimmer → United Kingdom (or England, but text says “British”)
- Garbiñe Muguruza: born in Caracas, Venezuela; mother Venezuelan, father Spanish; represents Spain → Spain
- Dina Asher-Smith: British female runner → United Kingdom
- Kristaps Porzingis: born in Latvia → Latvia

Sports:

- Adam: swimming
- Garbiñe: tennis
- Dina: running (track)
- Kristaps: basketball

Now back to age — perhaps the test expects the age mentioned in the text if any, otherwise calculate.

Only Kristaps has an explicit age: “when he was fifteen” — but that’s not current. Others have no age mentioned.

Looking at the true/false questions later, one says “Kristops was very tall when he was fifteen.” — which matches the text.

For the table, I think safest is to put the age as calculated to 2015, since most events are in 2015.

So:

- Adam Peaty: Country: United Kingdom, Sport: Swimming, Age: 21 (2015-1994)
- Garbiñe Muguruza: Country: Spain, Sport: Tennis, Age: 22 (2015-1993)
- Dina Asher-Smith: Country: United Kingdom, Sport: Running, Age: 19 (born Dec 1995, event July 2015)
- Kristaps Porzingis: Country: Latvia, Sport: Basketball, Age: 20 (2015-1995) — though text mentions age 15, but “now” he’s taller, so current age in context is 20.

But let’s double-check Dina: born December 1995, so in July 2015, she hadn't had her birthday yet, so 19 years old. Correct.

Kristaps: born August 1995, so in 2015, if after August, he’s 20. Text says “now he’s 2.21m” — implying present time relative to writing, which is likely 2015 or later. We’ll go with 20.

Now, for the true/false section.

Step 2: True/False Questions

Read each sentence and decide: right, wrong, or doesn’t say.

1. Adam doesn’t like water.
Text: “Adam Peaty was scared of water when he was a child, but now he loves the swimming pool.”
→ So now he likes water. Sentence says “doesn’t like” — which is false.
→ Wrong

2. 2015 was a good year for him.
Text: “In 2015 he was the first man to win the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke in one world championship.”
→ Winning world championships is good. So yes, good year.
→ Right

3. Garbiñe’s father is from Madrid.
Text: “Her mother is Venezuelan but her father is Spanish.”
→ It says Spanish, but not specifically from Madrid. Could be anywhere in Spain.
→ Doesn’t say

4. It wasn’t easy for her to choose a country to play for.
Text: “So which country does she represent? It wasn’t an easy decision.”
→ Directly says it wasn’t easy.
→ Right

5. Dina was in the Olympics when she was eight years old.
Text: “When Dina Asher-Smith was eight, her dream was to run on the track in the Olympics.”
→ Dreamed of it, not that she was in it.
→ Wrong

6. In 2015 she was the fastest woman in the world.
Text: “Now she’s the fastest British female runner in history. In July 2015 she was the first British woman to run 100 metres in under eleven seconds.”
→ Fastest British, not necessarily fastest in the world.
→ Doesn’t say (or wrong? But text doesn’t claim world’s fastest, so “doesn’t say” is safer)

7. Kristops was very tall when he was fifteen.
Text: “When he was fifteen years old, he was 2.03 m tall.”
→ 2.03m is very tall for a 15-year-old.
→ Right

8. He’s the tallest basketball player in the NBA.
Text: “Kristaps is one of the best players in the NBA.”
→ Says “one of the best”, not “tallest”. Also, height now is 2.21m, but doesn’t say he’s the tallest.
→ Doesn’t say (or wrong? But text doesn’t claim he’s the tallest, so “doesn’t say”)

Now, compiling answers.

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Final Answer:

Table:

| Name | Country | Sport | Age |
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----|
| Adam Peaty | United Kingdom | Swimming | 21 |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | Spain | Tennis | 22 |
| Dina Asher-Smith | United Kingdom | Running | 19 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | Latvia | Basketball | 20 |

True/False:

1. Adam doesn’t like water. → Wrong
2. 2015 was a good year for him. → Right
3. Garbiñe’s father is from Madrid. → Doesn’t say
4. It wasn’t easy for her to choose a country to play for. → Right
5. Dina was in the Olympics when she was eight years old. → Wrong
6. In 2015 she was the fastest woman in the world. → Doesn’t say
7. Kristops was very tall when he was fifteen. → Right
8. He’s the tallest basketball player in the NBA. → Doesn’t say