Thai youth soccer team recount moment they were found

What is the overall text structure of this article?

• Comparison

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological or Sequence

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What is the BEST main idea of the excerpt?

• After taking an unplanned trip into a cave, flood waters trapped a group of 12 boys from a youth soccer team in Thailand, but they were rescued by British divers

• After being trapped in a cave and rescued, the boys (from a youth soccer team) learned important lessons about survival and are recovering both physically and mentally.

• Although they were rescued over two weeks from being trapped in a cave, the boys on the youth soccer team were minimally impacted by the experience and have recovered physically and mentally

• Within days of being rescued from a harrowing ordeal, the boys from the Wild Boars youth soccer team were interviewed, where they shared lessons they learned from the troubling experience

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What is the BEST Summary of the article?

• After being rescued from a harrowing ordeal, twelve boys from the Wild Boars soccer team in Thailand were interviewed, where they showed off their soccer skills, demonstrated gratitude for the diver who died during the rescue mission, and shared lessons they learned from the troubling experience. Because of their experience, the boys plan to become professional soccer players or rescue workers

• Although flood waters trapped a boys’ soccer team in a cave, causing them to lose weight, the boys on the team were minimally impacted following the rescue mission. Since the rescue, the players have gained weight, but are saddened by the loss of a diver who died during the rescue attempt and they regret failing to tell their families about the trip into the cave, causing them additional worry.

• A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers after flood waters trapped them in a cave and they have begun the process of reflecting and recovering from the difficult experience. The boys have regained strength and revealed that they have learned valuable lessons about patience, endurance, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life while their families are grateful that they returned home safely

• When they took an unplanned trip into a cave, flood waters trapped a group of 12 boys from a youth soccer team in Thailand, requiring an extensive search and rescue mission that ended when they were rescued by British divers with help from the Thai navy SEALS. During an interview, the boys, dressed in their Wild Boars uniforms, expressed sadness and gratitude for a diver who died during the rescue attempt

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Cynthia wrote the following summary: 

(1) A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers because flood waters trapped them in a cave. (2) They started the process of reflecting and recovering from the hard experience. (3) The team members have gained strength and weight. (4) The boys also revealed that they have learned important lessons about patients, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life. (5) Finally, their families are grateful that they returned home safely.

What is the MOST effective way to revise sentence 1?

• Because divers rescued a boys’ soccer team in a cave in Thailand, the flood waters trapped them.

• After divers rescued them, a boys’ soccer team in Thailand was trapped in a cave.

• A boys’ soccer team was rescued as a result of flood waters trapping them in a cave in Thailand by divers.

• Divers rescued a boys’ soccer team in Thailand after flood waters trapped them in a cave.

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Cynthia wrote the following summary: 

(1) A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers because flood waters trapped them in a cave. (2) They started the process of reflecting and recovering from the hard experience. (3) The team members have gained strength and weight. (4) The boys also revealed that they have learned important lessons about patients, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life. (5) Finally, their families are grateful that they returned home safely.

Cynthia wants to use a more effective word than hard in sentence 2. Which word should replace hard in this sentence?

• violent

• forceful

• challenging

• powerful

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Cynthia wrote the following summary: 

(1) A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers because flood waters trapped them in a cave. (2) They started the process of reflecting and recovering from the hard experience. (3) The team members have gained strength and weight. (4) The boys also revealed that they have learned important lessons about patients, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life. (5) Finally, their families are grateful that they returned home safely.

Which transitional word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

• Despite this,

• 1. Although, 

• 1. As a result, 

• 1. In addition, 

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Cynthia wrote the following summary: 

(1) A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers because flood waters trapped them in a cave. (2) They started the process of reflecting and recovering from the hard experience. (3) The team members have gained strength and weight. (4) The boys also revealed that they have learned important lessons about patients, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life. (5) Finally, their families are grateful that they returned home safely.

What revision, if any, should be made in sentence 4?

• Change boys to boys’

• 1. Change patients to patience

• Add a comma after and

• 1. No change needed

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Cynthia wrote the following summary: 

(1) A boys’ soccer team in Thailand was rescued by divers because flood waters trapped them in a cave. (2) They started the process of reflecting and recovering from the hard experience. (3) The team members have gained strength and weight. (4) The boys also revealed that they have learned important lessons about patients, tolerance, and gained an appreciation for life. (5) Finally, their families are grateful that they returned home safely.

Cynthia has used an inappropriate transition at the beginning of sentence 5. Which transition should replace Finally in this sentence?

• 1. Throughout the ordeal

• Meanwhile

• Therefore

• Nevertheless

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Which sentence from the selection best supports the controlling idea that family and community can help people recover from challenges?

• “The boys were dressed in green and white uniforms with a red wild boar, their team's nickname.”

• 1. “A team of rescuers from around the world used diving equipment and pulleys to remove the 12 boys and their coach.”

• 1. “The kids showed off their soccer skills in the hall where they met journalists from around the world.”

• 1. “They lost an average of 9 pounds during the more than two weeks they were trapped in the cave.”

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Read the sentences from “Members of Thai youth soccer team recount moment they were found.”

In one emotional moment, a picture was displayed of Saman Gunan. He used to be a Thai navy SEAL diver. He died in the rescue attempt, and the team members showed their gratitude and respect for him. One of the boys, Chanin Vibulrungruang, covered his eyes as if wiping away a tear.

Which central idea do these sentences help the reader understand?

• 1. The rescue was dangerous, and the boys were thankful for the brave and selfless team who rescued them.

• 1. The rescue team was made up of divers and military officials from around the world who were willing to sacrifice themselves to save the boys.

• 1. The boys were distraught to learn of the loss of a rescue worker, thinking it was unnecessary to embark on a risky dive.

• 1. The boys felt guilty that a diver lost his life during the rescue attempt, especially since it was not successful

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