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Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much

Authored by Karen Bradshaw

English

7th - 9th Grade

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Used 26+ times

Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 The author wrote this selection most likely to – 

highlight reasons why athletes should not be paid as much as they are
encourage young people to pursue a career as an athlete
 celebrate professional athletes who have made contributions to sports 
prove that athletes spend too much money on luxury items

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author organizes the selection by – 

comparing professional sports to other occupations
describing to what extent athletes are overpaid
detailing the major accomplishments of certain professional athletes
relating the history of different professional baseball players in chronological order

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence expresses the main idea of the selection?

Some high school students declare for the draft with hopes of becoming a professional player.
Professional athletes demand unreasonable salaries because they do not live within their means.
Professional athletes make far too much money for the kind of jobs they perform.
Teachers, police, and fire fighters are not paid salaries commensurate with the work they do.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the selection, why do athletes feel entitled to so much money?

They risk their lives playing professional sports.
Many of them have been playing since high school.
They work harder than the President of the United States.
The American public places too much emphasis on the importance of professional sports.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paragraph 10 reveals that the author intends to – 

explain how some high school students are persuaded to pursue athletic careers
express an opinion NBA league rules and procedures
offer reasons why high school students should not declare for the draft
describe how team members are drafted to the NBA

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