Why We Need Solo Sports - STAAR 2024

Which word from paragraph 5 best helps the reader understand the meaning of modification?

• example

• equipmnt

• payoff

• change

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How des the author support the argument made in the selection?

• By highlighting the proven benefits of various individual sports.

• By explaining the widespread popularity of certain individualsports.

• By revealing how schols have ransformed individual sports.

• By reflecting on how individual sports have been viewed in the past.

The author wrote the selection most likely to appeal to -

• doctors who would like to advise their patients well

• teachers of physical education classes in school

• people who would like to live a long healthy life

• researchers in the field of physical and mental health

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CCSS.RI.7.6

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What is the most likely reason schools are offering individual sports such as hip hop, dance, kickboxing, and Dance Dance revolution?

• They provide more benefits than traditional forms of exercise

• They appeal more to young people looking for fun activities

• They are more widely available with school settings

• They require less training and thus are easier to perform

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Read these sentences from paragraph 7:

There is a social element to solo sports as well. Chatting in the swim lanes at the public pool or meeting up with friends at the skate park creates opportunities for social interaction.

What is the best paraphrase of these sentences?

• Swimming and skateboarding are both individual sports that offer the opportunity for social interaction, such as chatting with friends.

• Individual sports provide opportunties to socialize, such as chatting in pool swim lanes and meeting friends at the skate park.

• Social interactions that can occur during individual sports include meeting friends at the public pool or the skate park.

• People can have social interactions while engaged in individual sports, whetehre they are swimming or skating.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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What is the most likely reson the author begins paragraph 2 with a rhetorical question?

• To suggest that the conclusions drawn are somewhat uncertain

• To increase curiousity about the information that follow

• To suggest doubt that there could actually be an answer

• To introduce a touch of humor into an otherwise serious subject

What is the main claim the author makes in the selection?

• Solo sports should take the place of team sports in childhood education.

• Solo sports make it possible for more people to stay fit throughout their lifetime.

• Solo sports teach people to make their own goals rather than depending on a team.

• Solo sports are the most enjoyable form of physical activity for most people.