Thalia is writing a letter to the city council in her town. There is a vacant lot in her town, and some people want to turn it into a parking lot. Thalia thinks the lot should be turned into a skate park. In an outline she creates to plan her letter, she lists the following reasons:

Question

Reason 1: There is no safe place in town for kids to skateboard or roller-skate.
Reason 2: Adults are always saying that kids need to get more exercise.
Reason 3: Another parking lot would just increase traffic downtown.

Which piece of evidence could Thalia use to support Reason 2?

(1 point)
Responses

Local laws prevent skateboarding in parking lots.
Local laws prevent skateboarding in parking lots.

Students have only two hours of physical education at school per week.
Students have only two hours of physical education at school per week.

The vacant lot is in an area with a lot of shops and restaurants that many people walk to.
The vacant lot is in an area with a lot of shops and restaurants that many people walk to.

There are over a hundred metered parking spots on the four blocks surrounding the vacant lot.

Answer 1

To support Reason 2, which states that "Adults are always saying that kids need to get more exercise," Thalia could use the following piece of evidence:

Students have only two hours of physical education at school per week.

This evidence directly relates to the argument that children may not be getting enough physical activity through school programs, reinforcing the idea that a skate park would provide an additional opportunity for exercise.