"Athletes need mental health support" quiz

What type of support was NOT provided in the article?

• data/fact based

• Anecdotal

• visual

• Expert opinion

Read this quote from the passage:

They are taught that a real leader never has two bad days in a row. They are taught that the pandemic is a time to accelerate, not a time to coast.

What is the author’s most likely purpose for including this detail?

• To criticize athletes for refusing to focus on their mental health

• To question whether schools should include more courses on depression and anxiety

• To praise coaches for encouraging student athletes to better themselves

• To illustrate the types of lessons that could have harmful effects on athletes

Based on the passage, we can infer…

• The writer would criticize a teacher for discussing depression and anxiety in class

• The writer would support a school program offering mental health services for free

• The writer wonders whether COVID has actually had an effect on student success

• The writer thinks sports should only be allowed if students are mentally healthy

Which quote best supports the answer to the previous questions?

• The statistics show that student-athletes desperately need real help from professionals trained to address their daily psychological well-being beyond sports

• Teams that participate in sports psychology sessions cover topics like effective goal setting, resilience and stress management during competition.

• The global community is hurting right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but athletes are struggling in a unique way.

• They are taught that the pandemic is a time to accelerate, not a time to coast.

Which of the following quotes could NOT be considered a counterargument?

• There is nothing inherently wrong with training athletes to overcome challenging times, but this moment is unlike anything that the world has faced before.

• While these messages can be encouraging and inspirational for some, they can also be incredibly damaging, especially to athletes who are struggling the most with their mental health.

• While athletes normally have access to the college’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, students who reside outside New York state are not currently able to utilize clinical services.

• Mental illness is notably absent from the curriculum

Paragraph 2 offers primarily which type of support?

• Anecdotal

• data/fact based

• Expert opinion

• Visual

What does the author most likely mean by saying “Knowing the difference between a hurdle and a brick wall is also crucial” in paragraph 7?

• Identifying when to get help rather than suffering through a problem is an important skill

• Athletes can only resolve their mental health issues by persevering when things become harder

• Athletes should stop creating “brick walls,” or mental barriers, top stop them from achieving their goals

• A team is only as successful as its weakest player

Which of the following words describes the author’s tone?

• Hopeful

• Critical

• Overwhelmed

• Despairing

Which of the following sentences could best be described as the author’s thesis?

• The statistics show that student-athletes desperately need real help from professionals trained to address their daily psychological well-being beyond sports.

• When the Liberty League suspended winter and spring sports in March and fall sports in August, student-athletes were heartbroken.

• Suicide is one of the top causes of death among student-athletes, according to the NCAA.

• Now that professional help is even less accessible amid the pandemic, that percentage is likely lower, even though mental health concerns have skyrocketed.

How does the author “hook” the reader in?

• Starting with an anecdotal detail of her own experience with mental health struggles

• Contextualizing the events within the COVID pandemic that we all experience

• Providing facts and data to introduce mental health statistics

• Questioning whether the reader has ever struggled with mental health themselves