Question

daily reading the basketball game dashanay was so mad at her best friend, alaiya. they had been playing basketball. dashanay was in the lead, as usual. suddenly alaiya had made a great shot for two - pointer. dashanay growled her teeth, but still had a four - point lead. alaiya quickly shot and stole the ball again. another 3 - pointer for alaiya! alaiya laughed and said, try again, huh, dashanay? dashanay felt her blood boil. beating you is so easy! alaiya quickly stole the ball again and made the final shot of the game. dashanay grabbed the ball angrily. youre like michael jordan on this court! dashanay gritted her teeth and her face turned red. alaiyas eyes filled with tears. dashanay, that was just plain mean. you and i are friends and you cant even let me win once. your pride is your achilles heel, dashanay! alaiya ran home crying. dashanay walked slowly into her house and thought about what alaiya had said. she knew alaiya spoke the truth. dashanay called alaiya that night and began to apologize.

1. what is the theme of this passage?

a. skills are the most important thing.
b. friendship is more important than winning.
c. winning is more important than feelings.
d. practice makes perfect.

1. dashanay tells alaiya... what does piece...

a. basketball is the best game.
b. dashanays goal is to be like michael jordan.
c. its time for a rematch.
d. its easy for her to beat alaiya.

Explanation:

The passage shows Dashanay being overly - focused on winning a basketball game against her friend Alaiya, which strains their friendship. Alaiya points out that Dashanay's pride is getting in the way, and Dashanay realizes the truth of this. This indicates that friendship is more important than winning.

Answer:

b. Friendship is more important than winning.