RI 5.1 Assessment Stems | KD

Kevin Durant: For the Love of the Game

RI 5.1 - Assessment Stems​

Multiple Select

After Kevin’s first season in the NBA, he realized he needed to work harder than he thought.

How does the author show that Kevin worked harder after his first season? Choose all that apply.

• The author describes why Kevin started playing for a new team.

• The author describes a great game Kevin had against Golden State.

• The author describes how Kevin ate healthier.

• The author describes how much more time Kevin spent at practice.

• The author describes how the Thunder got Russell Westbrook on their team.

Multiple Choice

Paragraph five states, “Even though the Thunder lost 32 of their first 35 games, all of their home games were sold out.”

Which inference could be made from that statement?

• Fans in Oklahoma City were excited to watch Kevin play.

• The team should not have moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City.

• Fans in Oklahoma City were upset when Kevin said he was going to play for Golden State.

• Oklahoma City lost many games because Kevin was too weak.

Open Ended

Write text evidence from paragraph five that supports your answer to the previous question.

(Paragraph five states, “Even though the Thunder lost 32 of their first 35 games, all of their home games were sold out.”

Which inference could be made from that statement?)

“The fans in Oklahoma City immediately fell in love with their new team, now called the Thunder.” and/or

“They appreciated how hard Kevin worked and how much he enjoyed playing basketball.”

Multiple Choice

Which statement is supported by the details in paragraphs seven and eight?

• LeBron James helped the Thunder make it to the NBA Finals in 2012.

• Kevin and the Thunder got worse from 2010-2014.

• Kevin was better than Kobe Bryant in 2010.

• Kevin and the Thunder improved from 2010-2014.

Open Ended

Imagine you heard someone say that Kevin only plays basketball to make money, not because he enjoys it.

Which paragraph has details you can use to argue that?

Why use that paragraph?

Paragraph nine.

This paragraph describes how Kevin voluntarily played pickup basketball games at parks and small gyms during the NBA lockout in 2011. He played basketball against anyone, any place, anytime.