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1. Which of these statements about the writer is best supported by this passage? - But I was tall. And long. And had large hands. I was made for the game. It found me later in life, compared to most collegiate athletes.

• She was recruited after a scout saw a video of her dunk a basketball.

• Though she found success in the sport, she wishes she would have started playing basketball earlier in life.

• She would always be compared to other athletes because of her large size.

• Though she wasn’t as experienced as other college players, her size made her a natural player.

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2. The following passage mainly shows that ----- When I went to Baylor on a basketball scholarship — and when I thought about the future as a freshman — one achievement I wanted more than any individual award was a national championship. I’m a competitor, you know. I don’t want to play just to play; I want to play to win, and I wanted to win it all.We came close that first year, but lost to UConn. We wanted to get back.

• the writer’s competitive spirit motivated her to win the national championship

• she had dreamed, all her life, of being a starting center for Baylor

• the writer’s sense of vengeance towards UConn motivated her to win the national championship

• the writer received a scholarship from Baylor

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3. Which sentence best summarizes the following passage? --------- We dominated. The media surrounding my team — and myself — was out of this world. Every time I left the gym, every event we had, every time I stepped on that court, there were recorders or cameras aimed at me. Every team had a signing at the Final Four, and ours was insane. All of my teammates were like, “OK, Brittney, you go to the end of the table. You’re the last one or else all of these fans are going to pile up.” Every time we went to go eat a team meal — media. It was non-stop the whole tournament.

• The price of Baylor memorabilia soared after the team went undefeated.

• Media and fans showed great interest in the team and, especially, Griner.

• Griner’s teammates became jealous of the outsized attention she was receiving.

• The signing at the Final Four drew the largest crowd of basketball fans ever recorded.

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4. Which of these statements about the Baylor basketball team is most strongly supported by the following passage? Still, we made it to the championship game. We would be facing Notre Dame, who we’d played earlier in the season and beat on their home court. We were pretty confident but we couldn’t overlook them — that’s when you lose games.

• They were cautiously optimistic they could beat Notre Dame.

• They were nervous to be playing Notre Dame for a second time that season.

• Earlier in the season the team considered benching Griner.

• They knew that this game would be different because it wasn’t at Notre Dame’s home court.

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5. Which of these inferences is most strongly supported by the passage below ? Our team built a lead, but we were a little over-excited at the start. We had so many Lady Bears fans make the drive — bus after bus of them. It felt like a home game. They were screaming and shouting; you could feel it reverberating throughout the arena. Coach made sure to calm us down; she didn’t want us getting big eyes and overlooking Notre Dame. We couldn’t give up the big lead we’d established out the gate. She put us in check. Turnovers, loose balls we didn’t go after, rebounds we didn’t pull down — she called us out and made sure we capitalized on those small details that are so important to a win.

• Baylor’s fans were the loudest ever recorded at an NCAA event.

• The preponderance of Baylor supporters was a concern for Baylor’s coach.

• Baylor struggled to gain attention from fans in spite of the team’s accomplishments.

• Notre Dame was worried about the overwhelming support of Baylor fans.

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6. Which of these sentences from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• “Our team built a lead, but we were a little over-excited at the start.”

• They were screaming and shouting; you could feel it reverberating throughout the arena. Coach made sure to calm us down . . . ”

• “We couldn’t give up the big lead we’d established out the gate. She put us in check.”

• “But we didn’t.”

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