Mid-Unit 1 Assessment:
Identifying Opinion and Evidence in "Roots of American Sports"
Sharbie
Permanente
3. The author shares the opinion: Sports are a form of entertainment. Identify which of the
following statements are evidence the author uses to support that opinion (circle all that apply):
a. People around the world go to games.
b. People around the world watch sports on television.
c. Many athletes who play in college go on to play professional sports.
d. Professional sports bring in a large amount of money by selling tickets to games and sports
merchandise.
e. There are several influences on American sports.

For years, women’s professional golf was all but ignored. women’s tournaments received very little attention in the sports pages, but all that is changing. golfers like michelle wie are becoming almost as well-known as jordan spieth. the espn television channel covers major women’s tournaments. most impressive of all, the winnings on the women’s tour are getting downright hefty. top money for the recent founders cup in phoenix, arizona,was $225,000. who is michelle wie? what does the word hefty refer to? the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for loudon and augusta counties beginning at 7: 00 p.m., est, friday, december 12, through 3: 00 a.m., est, sunday, december 14. snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches is predicted. school closings will be announced on channel 10 through the evening. how much snow is the storm likely to produce? what do you think est stands for?

Identify the trade regulation concept described in each scenario. protectionism free trade trade war country a and country b want to develop their respective export markets. both countries have highly developed agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. the countries decide to initially lower trade barriers and eventually remove them completely. arrowright country a has an agrarian economy with an emerging industrial sector. to allow domestic industries to grow, country a applies quotas on all industrial products except those that are used as resources. arrowright country a passes an economic policy that will indirectly give its own companies an advantage over country b’s companies. country b alleges that the policy violates the countries’ trade agreement and imposes retaliatory tariffs. arrowright

Aprimary source: a- may be biased b- is never biased c- cannot possibly have bias d- none of the above