Ahigh school soccer team wants to win the state championship. together the players create a training plan and write a contract for each player to sign to express his or her commitment to the team goal. they face a lot of challenges through the season with unexpected losses and player injuries. they continue to work hard and encourage one another, and in the end, they win the championship.
what is most likely the author's purpose in this story?
a. to criticize the athletic department at a school
b. to express the importance of school sports
c. to warn readers about the negative aspects of team sports
d. to teach a lesson about
teamwork and determination

D. To teach a lesson about  teamwork and determination.

Explanation: In the given short story we can see the description of how a group of players from a high school soccer team wanted to win the state championship, and despite all the challenges an unexpected problems they had to face, they ended up winning the championship. From the story, we can infer that the author's purpose was to teach a lesson about  teamwork and determination.

which of the following statements about considering your audience and purpose is false?

you should think about what your audience already knows about your topic.- first choice

32.how is the rhythm in a lyric poem created?

by stressing certain words or syllables- first choice

33. which of the following describes an elegy?

a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died- third choice

34.how does the audience know that the play is moving on to a new scene?

the scenery, lighting, and props change.-last choice

35. the internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer systems all over the world.- third choice

36. which of the topic sentences below best states the paragraph’s main idea?

there are several ways for students to earn money.- third choice

37.what tone does this passage convey?

satirical- third choice

38.what point is he trying to make by wearing the veil for most of his life?

he means to show that everyone, not just he, has experienced sin and sorrow and should therefore try not to hide it from others or from god.- first choice

39.based on the sentence’s context clues, how do you think the character feels?

excited- third choice

40.what tone does this passage convey?

pessimistic- second choice

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."