Session 3
1
Should Girls Play on Boys’ Sports Teams?
Which statement best reflects the central idea of the article?
A
Girls should be allowed to play on boys’ sports teams.
B
Girls are more likely to get hurt if they play on boys’ sports teams.
C
Many people disagree about whether or not girls should be allowed to play on boys’
sports teams.
D
Sports are healthy hobbies.
2 All of the following statements support the idea that girls should be allowed to play on
boys’ sports teams, EXCEPT:
A
“In school and at work later in life, boys and girls must learn to work together, to respect
each other’s different skills and strengths.”
B
“Allowing girls to participate in boys’ sports could hurt girls’ teams by drawing away
some of the top players.”
C
“Most boys who play with girls say they quickly forget that they are competing with or
against a girl.”
D
“Experts say that there should be more opportunities for boys and girls to compete
together and against each other.”
3
How does Joel Northrop’s opinion (lines 23-25) differ from what the experts say?
A
He thinks girls should play on sports’ teams with boys.
B
He thinks girls and boys should not wrestle together.
C
He agrees that there should be more opportunities for boys and girls to work together.
D
He thinks it is embarrassing for boys to lose to girls.
Session 4
4
Should Girls Play on Boys’ Sports Teams?
As used in the sentence below (lines 18-20), the word controversy most closely means
“In some cases, however, girls playing on boys’ teams have caused a controversy, particularly in
contact sports such as football, hockey, and wrestling.”
A
opposing views
B
a discussion
C
anger
D
an agreement
5
Why do Sara Tobias’ teammates treat her like everyone else?
A
She asked them to treat her that way.
B
She plays as well as or better than they do.
C
The coach makes them treat her the same.
D
They feel sorry for her because she is the only girl on the team.
6
What is the relationship of the following 2 sentences?
Sentence 1 (lines 12-14): “Female athletes, thanks to laws that require leagues to
welcome girls, have opportunities to play virtually any sport they want.”
Sentence 2 (lines 9-10): “Today, more than 100,000 girls play sports once considered to
be “guys only.”
A
Sentence 1 is an opinion; sentence 2 is a fact.
B
Sentence 1 is the cause; sentence 2 is the effect.
C
Sentence 1 is the problem; sentence 2 is the solution.
D
The sentences are not related.
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Short Response Question:
In the article, Should Girls Play on Boys’ Sports Teams? people disagree about whether girls
and boys should be allowed to play on the same athletic teams. Which side of this argument
would you take? Support your answer with at least 2 text-based details from the article.
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