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A true-false activity about Gertrude Ederle

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Trudy Ederle was born in New York. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

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Trudy's parents were from Germany? TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

10

Trudy was one of five children. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

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Trudy started training at the age of 14. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

15

At the time, swimming WAS NOT a popular sport for women. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

10

Trudy broke EIGHT world records. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

15

Trudy won a silver medal in the Olympics. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

10

Trudy became the first woman to swim the English Channel when she was 20 years old. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

10

The English Channel is easy to swim.

FALSE

10

When Trudy swam the English Channel, the weather was terrible. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

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When Trudy swam the English Channel, she was only ten minutes slower than the men's record. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

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Trudy was a hero in the United Kingdom. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

10

In her later life, Trudy taught swimming to blind children. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

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Trudy died in 2003. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

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