Speaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions — Unit test
Question 9 • AZ-English Language Arts 9 B
Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.That night, Neto, Jesse, and another teammate walked into the coach's office and handed him their uniforms and pads. They explained why they were leaving and expected him to understand, but they were disappointed. "The coach said, 'Quitting will just make it worse,'" Neto remembers. "He said the fans would call us losers and quitters instead of respecting us. Nothing could convince him. After a while we just walked out." Now there was no turning back.
Answer
A
Neto has begun to dislike his football coach, who is offering no support to Neto’s cause.
B
Neto is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments coming from the fans.
C
Neto realizes that there is no way of preventing the fans from making racist comments.
D
Neto realizes that quitting the football team is not an effective way of taking a stand against racism.
Explanation
Neto and his teammates hand in their uniforms and pads after explaining why they are leaving, and the final sentence says, “Now there was no turning back.” This shows Neto is committed to taking a stand against the racist comments from the fans, even though the coach tries to persuade them to stay. The excerpt does not say Neto believes the protest will stop the fans, so choice C goes beyond what the passage tells us.
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