B Day Persuasive Dodgeball Questions

What is the NASPE's position on today's children in "Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education"?

• Agile students require the least attention

• Children should pick the games they want

• Many children need to be more physically active

• Children need more physical education classes

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of physical education, according to NASPE?

• to provide students with skills

• to teach students how to compete

• to give students a daily dose of activity

• to give students positive experiences

In "Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education," the NASPE includes statistics about children's exercise to show:

• ways for teachers to improve physical education

• how few children exercise enough

• why dodgeball is unhealthy for children

• the number of children taking physical education

The NASPE is "Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education" dislikes dodgeball because

• the game mimics war

• teachers cannot participate in it

• many students dislike playing it

• the game hurts students' confidence

Read the following quotation from "Position in Physical Education." What widely accepted value does the NASPE most appeal to in order to persuade you? "[I]n a quality physical fitness class teachers involve ALL children in activities that allow them to participate actively..."

• Physical education teachers are important teachers in high school.

• Children who need extra exercise should be encouraged to exercise after school

• All children deserve a chance to participate in physical education class

• Physical education classes are places where people get needed exercise

In "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym" what is the author's tone towards opponents?

• conciliatory

• scornful

• angry

• formal

The author of "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym" thinks the United States is "going softer" because:

• schools are eliminating certain games

• students are behaving less competitively

• teachers complain about physical fitness

• schools have cut physical education funding

In "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym," what quotation best shows Reilly's humorous tone in order to persuade you?

• "Capture the Flag,. Mimics war."

• "there's weak and there's strong"

• "What's a close play at second?"

• "Kick the can. Unfair to the can."

What tone does the author use in "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym" to persuade you when he calls anti-dodgeball people "whiners"?

• pride

• urgency

• hostility

• discomfort

Why does Reilly in "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym" say children need to play more dodgeball instead of less dodgeball?

• Dodgeball is a good way to let out hostility

• Children learn to follow rules playing dodgeball

• Dodgeball helps stop bullying in schools

• Children will whine all day without dodgeball