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Sport & Society Chapter 5
Test Description: Youth Sport
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The majority of parents today in the U.S.
A
encourage both their daughters and sons to play organized sports.
B
discourage their children from playing organized competitive sports.
C
demand that their tax money be used to fund organized youth sports.
D
encourage their sons but not their daughters to play organized sports.
2) In organized youth sport programs that emphasize the performance ethic there often is a greater emphasis on
A
putting children in many different programs rather than just one or two.
B
making sure that children have fun in the programs.
C
sport specialization among children.
D
pressuring children to quit sports once they have become skilled.
3) A sign that some children reject structured, adult-controlled sport programs is the
A
the recent increase in violent crime among young people.
B
the growth and popularity of after school programs.
C
increased interest in alternative sports.
D
the high turnover among coaches in those programs.
4) The author notes that the informal games of children in low-income areas may differ from the informal games of children in high-income areas because
A
the intellectual abilities of children vary by social class.
B
the availability of play spaces and equipment vary in their neighborhoods.
C
the size and strength of the best players vary by social class.
D
low-income children are more physically skilled than high-income children.
5) According to the author's study, the primary emphasis in formal, adult-controlled sports is usually on
A
rules and positions.
B
letting players solve their own arguments.
C
freedom and expression.
D
action and involvement.
6) Eight-year-old children on organized soccer teams play "beehive soccer" because
A
their coaches teach it as a strategy for intimidating other teams.
B
parents tell them that they have to be close to the ball in order to score.
C
they don’t have the cognitive abilities to understand team structure.
D
they feel insecure when they are not close to their teammates.
7) A specific recommendations for change made in the chapter is to
A
teach children to play one aspect of one sport very well.
B
add more referees and umpires to control action in games.
C
use external rewards to motivate children to practice sport skills.
D
increase action and scoring opportunities in youth sports.
8) When the author discusses changes needed in high performance sport programs for children, he suggests that we consider the idea that
A
television and media coverage ought to be banned from all youth sports.
B
new child labor laws ought to be applied to elite youth sports.
C
parents should be banned from attending elite youth sport competitions.
D
revenues generated by elite child athletes be donated to charities.
9) Research shows that when high school athletes as a group are compared to other high school students, they tend to have
A
higher grades but less interest in continuing their education.
B
lower grades and more positive attitudes toward school.
C
lower grades but more interest in continuing their education.
D
higher grades and more positive attitudes toward school.
10) When considering the question, "When are children ready to play organized competitive sports?" the author suggests that
A
for children under 12 sports must match their needs and abilities.
B
children are born with a need to compete, so they can start in infancy.
C
any child in school is ready to play organized competitive sports.
D
playing these sports after age 4 is okay if a child has the physical skills.
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