Question

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which sentence is best supported by details in this passage?

tina passed to tameka. tameka dribbled the ball once, twice, then passed it back to tina, who had ducked under a defender and moved toward the basket. tina tried to make a shot, pivoting on her foot while trying to find an opening between her defender’s waving arms. she spied tameka making a move toward the basket and passed her the ball.

a. the characters are passing to each other.

b. the characters are playing basketball.

c. the characters are good friends.

d. the characters are in a championship game.

Explanation:

• Option A: While passing occurs, this is a detail, not the main inference. The passage describes actions like dribbling, moving toward the basket, and trying to shoot, which are part of basketball.
• Option B: The actions (passing, dribbling, moving toward the basket, shooting attempt) are all typical basketball actions, so this is well - supported.
• Option C: There's no information in the passage about the relationship between the characters, so we can't infer they are good friends.
• Option D: The passage doesn't mention it being a championship game; there's no such detail.

Answer:

B. The characters are playing basketball.