Many US Football Players Had Brain Disease

Which statement identifies the central idea in the text?

• Many football players’ CTE went undiagnosed until after they died, as they weren’t able to recognize the cognitive symptoms.

• Studies of deceased football players’ link their participation in the violent sport with the development of a serious brain disease.

• CTE is a common brain disease that people experience after being hit in the head, but it is most common with military personnel and football players.

• Studies of deceased football players’ brains have shown that people are more at risk of developing serious brain diseases when they play at a young age.

How does paragraph 3 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

• It shows how the brains selected for the study might not have been typical examples of a football player’s brain.

• It reveals that scientists only selected brains from players who had been showing signs of CTE before they died.

• It questions whether or not the study was conducted in a fair fashion, and whether the results should be trusted.

• It emphasizes that the selection of the brains for the study was done at random so as to not influence the results in any way.

What effect does the phrase “hovers like a dark cloud over the game at all levels” have on the passage’s meaning (Paragraph 7)?

• It emphasizes how there is no way for football player to avoid the effects of CTE.

• It stresses how CTE can easily develop in football players without their knowledge.

• It suggests that CTE is always a present risk for those who choose to play football.

• It shows how the symptoms of CTE worsen over time for affected football players.

What is a concussion?

• a part of a drum

• a brain injury

• a type of instrument

What is a synonym for the word crucial?

• useless

• not important

• critical

Which sentence uses congregates correctly?

• Never congregate too hard.

• The students congregate in the hallway right before the bell rang.

• Daniel will congregate his math assignment.

True or False, an autopsy can save a life?

• True

• False

True or False, my grandfather can develop dementia?

• True

• False