We're on the Same Team

1. What is Jacki Jing's claim?

• A. "I was excited to see my favorite sport featured in your website. My excitement quickly turned to disbelief as I read your article."

• B. "Basketball is an incredible sport. It requires talent and athletic ability. Yet the exact same is true of volleyball."

• C. "Olympic volleyball teams make it look easy. That's because years of practice have refined their movements so they appear fluid and graceful."

• D. "I am tired of hearing volleyball is easy. I resent that this article implies volleyball players have somehow chosen an "easier" path."

2. What is the author's purpose for including paragraphs 1-2?

• A. to provide readers with facts about volleyball.

• B. to use an anecdote to grab the reader's attention.

• C. to give readers background information and her purpose for writing the letter.

• D. to state her counterclaim about playing volleyball.

3. What reason does the author give in Paragraph 3 to support her claim?

• A. It takes a long time to master volleyball skills.

• B. It takes a lifetime of practice to play high level volleyball.

• C. There is no difference between volleyball and basketball.

• D. The Olympic volleyball team makes volleyball look easy, but it is actually a difficult sport.

4. In Paragraph 5, how does Jacki Jing support her claim that volleyball requires hard work?

• A. She elaborates on the women's Olympic volleyball practice schedule.

• B. She explains different volleyball skills that take years to master.

• C. She provides an anecdote about the relationships that form from working hard with a team.

• D. She gives examples of the skills she had to learn to become an elite volleyball player.

5. In Paragraph 7, what does Jing mean by the statement, "I am always refining my skills and my knowledge of the game."? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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6. What is the author's purpose for including Paragraph 9?

• A. She supports her claim with reasons why volleyball is "a tough, but fun, sport."

• B. She elaborates on the life lessons volleyball has taught her.

• C. She explains the importance of the relationships formed while playing volleyball.

• D. She provides a counterclaim to her argument.

7. How could Jacki Jing improve her conclusion in paragraph 10?

• A. By restating her claim and reasons.

• B. By ending with a "call to action" to encourage readers to play volleyball.

• C. By adding her Instagram handle so she can gain more Instagram followers.

• D. By stating a fact about the number of women who play volleyball.