Nonfiction Article - When High School Football Turns Deadly

Dylan Thomas died after experiencing ____ during a football game.

• Brain Injury

• Heart Attack

• Cardiac Arrest

• All of these

American Football is considered a ______ sport.

• collision

• contact

• collusion

• concussion

According to the article, a concussion is a type of _____ injury.

• cardiovascular

• abdominal

• brain

• external

Symptoms of a concussion include....

• trouble breathing and excessive sweating

• dizziness, nausea, and confusion

• nosebleeds and pain

• all of these

Chronic traumatic encephalophathy (CTE) can only be diagnosed...

• with expensive brain scans

• after a person has died

• by extracting a small piece of the brain

• in older adults

The brains examined in the Boston University School of Medicine study all belonged to...

• former NFL players

• young men

• high school athletes

• people currently playing football

Participation in high school football programs has ___________ in the last few years.

• increased

• remained the same

• declined

_________ is one reason why some young athletes choose to play football, according to the article.

• The opportunity to participate in medical studies

• Peer pressure

• The desire to please their parents

• The opportunity for college scholarships