First-ever male cheerleaders in NFL history describe lengthy LA Rams auditions

     For the first time in NFL history, the Los Angeles Rams announced that two men would join its cheerleading squad. Quinton Peron and Napolean Jinnies will step out on the field this season, cheering and dancing alongside the previously all-female team. "I thought, 'Why not me? Why can't I do this?' And I called my friend and I asked her when auditions were for the Rams and she told me Sunday [March 11] and I showed up," Peron said in an interview on "Good Morning America."

     The two men and California natives were among the 76 finalists who auditioned for the Rams cheer team and said they were elated to make the squad, especially after the lengthy audition process.

     "They were unlike anything I've ever been to. I'm used to getting a call or an email after the interview," Jinnies said, referring to other auditions. "This one was about three weeks long and we had a bunch of rehearsals in between and an extensive interview process, but it was really humbling and amazing to be invited every time you came back."

Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Give evidence from the text

1. In the past, men used to be cheerleaders.
2. The team called Quinton Peron to hire him.
3. The audition process took a long time.
4. The two men are really happy to be part of the squad.
5. Both men had gone through similar experiences before.

KEY

1. False. “For the first time in NFL history, the Los Angeles Rams announced that two men would join its cheerleading squad.”
2. False. “ And I called my friend and I asked her when auditions were for the Rams and she told me Sunday [March 11] and I showed up," Peron said in an interview.”
3. True. “...... especially after the lengthy audition process.”
4. True. “ …..they were elated to make the squad, “
5. False. “ "They were unlike anything I've ever been to. I'm used to getting a call or an email after the interview," Jinnies said, referring to other auditions.”