Question

the cafeteria workers made the food for the occasion, and a large group of students worked to help make the banquet even more special.
5josh and the other basketball players, who had just won the state championships, presented coach with a special plaque. josh admired the way the gold writing glistened under the lights. as nice as the plaque was, josh was more eager to present coach with a special card he had made. each team member had written a personal message to their coach. josh felt the card would be more meaningful to coach because it was coming from his team and was filled with their own words.
6principal edwards agreed to be the head speaker and to introduce coach wilkins. the principal gave a very good speech about how coach wilkins had sacrificed his own free time to give more time to the
after reading this passage, a student explains that coach wilkins was encouraging and supportive. which sentence from the passage best supports this understanding?
a coach gave his thanks and spoke of the things which inspired him to be a teacher and coach.
b although coach sometimes had to correct a players moves, he was never negative or belittling - coach made everyone feel at ease.
c the principal gave a very good speech about how coach wilkins had sacrificed his own free time to give more time to the school.
d josh and the other players on the basketball team wanted to recognize coach wilkins for both his athletic achievements and his teaching accomplishments.

Explanation:

• Option A: Talks about Coach's thanks and inspiration, not directly about being encouraging/supportive.
• Option B: Mentions Coach never being negative/belittling and making everyone feel at ease. This shows he is encouraging (by not being negative) and supportive (by making players comfortable).
• Option C: Focuses on Coach's sacrifice of free - time, not on his behavior towards players (encouraging/supportive).
• Option D: Mentions recognizing Coach for achievements, not about his encouraging/supportive nature.

Answer:

B. Although Coach sometimes had to correct a player's moves, he was never negative or belittling—Coach made everyone feel at ease.