Should These Players Be Paid?

What is this article mainly about?

• Even though college athletes are given three free meals a day, they usually need to eat five or six times a day because of the calories they are burning playing sports.
• The National College Athletic Association (NCAA) is a cooperation of colleges that oversees athletic programs.
• Athletic scholarships often cover tuition, student fees, and room and board, but not clothing and last-minute trips home.
• A new report calls for colleges to share some of the income generated from their sports programs with the athletes playing the games. 

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Which is the closest synonym for the word compensation?

• Quality
• Exposure
• Payment
• Assurance

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Based on information in the article, the reader can predict that __________.

• Some colleges will increase scholarship amounts for college athletes to cover extra costs.
• Ramogi Huma will withdraw his report calling for payment for college athletes.
• The NCAA will call for a standard annual salary for all college athletes.
• Some colleges will reduce sports practice times so that athletes can get part-time jobs. 

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Which passage from the article best supports the idea that colleges are already "paying" their student athletes in some form?

• Many people point out that college athletes are receiving a very valuable benefit from their scholarships: a free education. Many colleges cost more than $25,000 per year to attend; scholarships pay this expense.
• Some colleges also argue that the money they earn from their sports programs is exaggerated. Only a few very successful institutions make millions from their sports programs.
• The report says that if college sports programs shared their incomes with players the way professional sports programs do, the average Football Bowl Subdivision player would be worth $121,000 per year.
• The National College Athletic Association (NCAA) makes a sizeable amount of money from the successful season and the coach receives a generous salary.

Based on information in the article, how are amateur athletes different from professional athletes?

• Professional athletes are allowed to try out for the Olympics, while amateur athletes are not.
• Amateur athletes are free to seek commercial deals, but rules prohibit professional athletes from doing so.
• Professional athletes are subject to NCAA regulations, whereas amateur athletes are not.
• Amateur athletes do not usually get paid for playing their sports, whereas professional athletes receive salaries.

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The article states:
Some colleges argue that the money they earn from their sports programs is exaggerated. Only a few very successful institutions make millions from their sports programs. Which is the closest synonym for the word exaggerated?

• Legal
• Unlimited
• Overstated
• Vague

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The author probably wrote this article in order to __________.

• Explain why college athletes do not have time to work part-time jobs
• Tell about a report that says college sports programs should pay athletes
• Convince the reader that college athletes should be able to seek commercial deals
• Describe the debts some athletes face upon graduating from college 

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The news article says all of the following except __________.

• NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert is not currently willing to consider paying college athletes.
• Ramogi Huma needed to eat five or six times a day while in college because of the calories he was burning playing football.
• Ellen J. Staurowsky does not believe that college athletes should be free to seek commercial deals like professional athletes.
• Colleges and the NCAA say there is nothing stopping college athletes from getting outside jobs to help cover their expenses.

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