WorksheetsPro Athletes' Salaries ELA Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
Why is Kenny Anderson used as an example of an athlete who is unable to relate to the public in "Do Pro Athletes Get Paid Too Much?"
He continually shows himself to be ignorant during his press conferences.
People know him really well because of his fame and popularity in recent years.
He began a for-profit organization to earn more money rather than creating an organization to help people.
He complained about his inability to afford insurance costs on his 8 cars.
Singletary supports the claim of his argument in "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant" when he says that athletes...
are moving into a "more power to 'em" position
should be happy to be paid for playing a game
will cause sports to be restructured
deserve to be paid as much as fans will pay
In "Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?" Hjelm uses a stereotype about athletes when he says...
"Eight-figure deals are not something to be yawned at"
"They have no ability to relate to the public."
"Athletes are paid far too much for simply playing games."
"Fifty years ago, only the 40-home-run outfielder would make a huge salary."
What does Singletary say that he now realizes in "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant?"
Owners and players are selfish and want to destroy sports.
He deserves to be paid the same as his teammates.
He refuses to give up everything to play a professional sport.
Advertisers are unwilling to pay athletes high salaries.
Which of the following best restates the claim of the argument in "Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?"
Teachers' salaries should be increased.
Society should stop glorifying athletes.
Sports should be banned from television.
Athletes are paid too much to play sports.
Entitlement is the state of
deserving to play sports professionally
desiring a new structure of plan
having a claim to something
wanting to rename something
