These Pumpkins Sure Can Kick

What is the most likely reason that the author wrote this selection?

Support your answer with evidence from the article.

33) From the information presented in paragraph 3, what can the reader conclude about

the Nordkamp girls?

• A They found soccer difficult to learn when they started playing.

• B They lacked the equipment they needed to become successful soccer players.

• C They asked their coach if they could include boys on their team.

• D They were eager to play soccer no matter what the conditions were.

34) Read the dictionary entry for the word arrange.

arrange \ə-

'rānj\ verb

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1. to put in correct order

2. to make plans for something

3. to come to an agreement

4. to change a musical composition for a

performance

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Which definition best matches the way arranged is used in paragraph 3?

• F Definition 1

• G Definition 2

• H Definition 3

• J Definition 4

35) What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• A To describe how an American soccer team helped a soccer team in Katutura

  become successful

• B To explain why playing soccer is not common for girls in Katutura

• C To inform the reader of the accomplishments of the first girls’ soccer team in

  Katutura

• D To tell about the different teams that competed in a girls’ soccer tournament in

  Katutura

36) Which sentence does the author include to suggest that the girls on the new soccer

team most likely appreciated the support they received?

• F When the bright orange uniforms arrived, the Nordkamp girls danced with delight.

  (paragraph 4)

• G With their new name—the Pumpkins—and uniforms, the experienced team was

  ready to enter tournament play. (paragraph 7)

• H On December 1, 2006, the Pumpkins gathered and marched in a big orange line

  to a field near the Nordkamp Center. (paragraph 9)

• J Sitting on the grass and eating peanut­butter sandwiches, the Pumpkins waited

  impatiently for the team to show up. (paragraph 12)

37) The author presents events in chronological order in paragraphs 9 through 15 to help

the reader understand —

• 
  A the process the Pumpkins repeated during each of their games

• B how the Pumpkins viewed themselves before and after playing in the tournament

• C that the Pumpkins experienced success and failure while competing in a

  tournament

• D the reasons the other teams did not believe the Pumpkins would win

38) Details in paragraphs 2 and 3 support the idea that Mary Beth Gallagher organized a

girls’ soccer team in Katutura because she —

• F dreamed of having a successful career as a girls’ soccer coach

• G wanted playing soccer to be a positive experience for girls

• H knew the team of girls would perform better than a team of boys

• J believed the girls were too young to participate in any other type of sport