Pro Athletes
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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."
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Compensation is
a discipline
a payment
an argument
an injury
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A dissenter is someone who
tries to change sports
argues with people on television
disagrees with an opinion
writes an opinion article
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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