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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.”
evidence
a reason
a claim
a counterargument
Which of the following statements from “Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant” is a stereotype?
“teachers, police officers, and firefighters 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.”
The claim of the argument in “Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” is that athletes
receive too much money to play sports
demand too much vacation time
deserve the same salary as firefighters
need to appear on fewer television shows
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
What is the major difference between the two articles?
They disagree about the history of players’ increasing salaries.
One author wants to play more games for fun, and the other author dislikes playing.
They make opposite claims about athletes’ salaries.
They disagree that players will one day ruin the game.
Compensation is
a payment
an injury
a discipline
an argument
What does brevity mean?
kindness
shortness
quickness
selfishness
A dissenter is someone who
writes an opinion article
tries to change sports
argues with people on tv
disagrees with an opinion
What does appalling mean?
professional
incredible
lasting
terrible
Voracious means
greedy
messy
polite
enjoyable
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.
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
deserve to be paid as much as fans will pay
will cause sports to be restructured
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.
In “Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” Hjelm uses a stereotype about athletes when he says
“Fifty years ago, only the 40-home-run outfielder would make a huge salary.”
“Athletes are paid far too much for simply playing games.”
“They have no ability to relate to the public.”
“Eight-figure deals are not something to be yawned at”
Both of the writers would agree that
owners deserve all the money that society has
athletes should be paid more money than teachers
students should be able to enter sports earlier
athletes’ salaries will harm their sports one day
What is compensation?
obligation
payment
ransom
fine
Brevity means
importance
discussion
shortness
entertainment
What is a dissenter?
a person who holds a different opinion
a writer who comments on an opinion
someone who wants to hear a new opinion
an athlete who advises others on decisions
Entitlement is the state of
wanting to rename something
having a claim to something
desiring a new structure or plan
deserving to play sports professionally
Voracious means possessing
incredible talent
unlimited desire
uncommon sense
absolute certainty
