Pro Athletes' Salaries ELA Study Guide

The claim of the argument in "Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?" is that athletes...

• receive too much money to play sports

• deserve the same salary as firefighters

• demand too much vacation time

• need to appear on fewer television shows

What is the major difference between the two articles on pro athletes' salaries?

• One author wants to play more games for fun, and the other author dislikes playing.

• They disagree that players will one day ruin the game.

• They disagree about the history of players' increasing salaries.

• They make opposite claims about athletes' salaries.

What is the following quotation from "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant?"

"...I'm moving into a very solid 'more power to 'em' position."

• a claim

• evidence

• a counterargument

• a reason

According to "Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?" young people who join the NBA draft immediately after high school are...

• destroying American society

• learning quickly that sports are expensive

• gaining valuable experience for later life

• endangering their education and careers

Which of the following statements from "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant" is a stereotype?

• "teachers, police officers, and fire fighters make less than one percent of the income of some athletes."

• "The historical argument for paying exorbitant salaries to athletes is the brevity of their careers."

• "The owners probably don't care what the athletes make"

• "So, everyone benefits right up until the time that no one benefits."

Compensation is

• a discipline

• a payment

• an argument

• an injury

A dissenter is someone who

• tries to change sports

• argues with people on television

• disagrees with an opinion

• writes an opinion article

Voracious means

• greedy

• enjoyable

• polite

• messy

What does appalling mean?

• incredible

• terrible

• professional

• lasting

What does brevity mean?

• selfishness

• quickness

• shortness

• kindness