1What sport does Danny Clark play? baseball
football
soccer
volleyball
2The number of youth sports injuries is increasing. All of the following are causes EXCEPT
kids are putting more stress on a body part than it can withstand
kids have strenuous schedules to practice their sports
kids are playing sports more aggressively at younger ages
kids are limiting the time they spend playing a sport
3What is the author trying to convey to the reader about Kevin Butcher by stating that “his success came with a price”?
He was only successful because his parents paid for a personal trainer.
He helped lead his team to a state championship by bribing the judges.
He had success in soccer, but he paid for it with many injuries.
It cost a lot of money to lead his team to a state soccer championship.
4Read this sentence from the passage:
“She had surgery on both arms and endured months of painful rehabilitation.”

In this sentence, the word rehabilitation means
the act of waiting patiently
a difficult competition
a vaccine to prevent illness
the process of recovery
5Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?
Playing team sports always leads to injuries.
Many kids like playing casual and team sports.
Courtney Thompson was a top-ranked gymnast.
Youth sports injuries are a growing trend.
6What is cartilage?
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7Before Courtney Thompson became injured, she practiced four and a half hours a day, six days a week, often repeating the same gymnastic move 100 times. What does this say about Courtney as a person?
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8The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Organized team sports include games such as soccer, volleyball, football, baseball.
and
for
nor
but