The Voice in My Head & We’re on the Same Team

Questions 1 – 3 are based on “We’re on the Same Team”

Who is Jacki Jing? Why did she want to read the SportsNews article?

(See paragraph 1)

• Jacki Jing is a former NCAA Division 1 volleyball player. Volleyball is her favorite sport, and she was excited to see it featured on the SportsNews website.

• Jacki Jing is a former NCAA Division 1 basketball player. Basketball is her favorite sport, and she was excited to see it featured on the SportsNews website.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

Jacki Jing resents (feels bitterness for, strongly dislikes) people who say that volleyball is easy.

Find the evidence that does not accurately support her feelings.

(See paragraph 6)

• She claims that volleyball is much more difficult than basketball.

• She says that she learned how to perform under pressure, push herself, work with a large group of people, and discover what it means to achieve.

• She resents any idea that volleyball players choose an easier path than basketball players.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which of the following selections best states the central message of the author’s letter?

• Athletes who are unsure about which sport to play should choose volleyball.

• Volleyball is as difficult and important as basketball.

• Sports are easy for people at professional levels.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

What best supports the central message of the letter expressing that volleyball is as difficult and important as basketball and that Jacki Jing is fed up with people claiming that volleyball is an easier sport?

• The relationships you form when working that hard at something stay with you forever.”

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

• Volleyball improves your reflexes and coordination.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

Questions 5 – 8 are based on “The Voices in My Head”

Which of the following inferences about Coach Summitt is best supported by “The Voice in My Head”?

• She believed she could teach her players lessons about life through basketball.

• The players on her team only respected her because of her competitive achievements.

• She tended to go easy on the players with limited ability.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which of the following best identifies a central idea of the text?

• Coach Summitt won eight NCAA championships.

• Coach Warlick is never going to be as good of a coach as Coach Summitt.

• Coach Summitt’s wise tutelage (tutoring, role-modeling) helped Coach Warlick become the coach she is today.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 6?

• "Someone was always going to have to follow Pat.”

• “I want to make a difference in these kids’ lives — because that’s what Pat made in mine.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

How is Summitt’s presence still a part of the team?

(See paragraph 61)

• Summitt’s presence is still part of the team because the court is named after her, there is a statue of her, and there is an empty seat on the bench in honor of her.

• Summitt’s presence is still part of the team because there is a town named after her and the team's jerseys have her name on it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B