Read this excerpt from a speech that Maurice is writing about the topic of football in middle school. The sport of football should be banned in middle school. Many people disagree with this position. They think football is popular and should continue to be played. I don’t think children in middle school should be given the choice about possibly harming their health.

Which best addresses the counterclaim that “football should be played in middle school” and belongs in the blank space in Maurice’s speech?

I’ve watched a lot of football with my dad and brother, and I understand why people like football, as it can be really exciting.
I’ve always thought football was a silly sport, with the players trying to knock each other down all the time.
I understand that people love football, just as they love baseball and all other ball sports, but not everyone loves football.
I respect that people love football, but doctors are saying now that many players get head injuries, and the helmets don’t help prevent tho

The following question is based on your reading of a midsummer night’s dream by william shakespeare. what type of creature is bottom turned into? a. a goat. c. a mouse. b. an elf. d. a donkey.

Drag the correct answer into the box to complete the sentence. i wore a new pair of shoes for a long walk

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.