Question

2 multiple choice 1 point the author’s purpose in writing this passage is to offer perspective on the common experience of losing a game. how does the grandmother’s arrival in paragraph 6 help to achieve this purpose? her reaction surprises the narrator, but she has a unique way of viewing the outcome of the game. she is proud of the narrator for trying so hard, even though the rest of the team played poorly. her angry reaction to the team’s loss reminds the narrator to do something to make it up to her. she is thrilled that the team won the game and wants the narrator to celebrate with her.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: If the grandmother's unique perspective on the game's outcome surprises the narrator and offers a new way to view losing, this aligns with the author's purpose of offering a perspective on losing.
• Option 2: The passage's purpose is about losing, and this option focuses on pride for trying (not directly on perspective about losing) and also mentions the rest of the team playing poorly, which is not relevant to the purpose.
• Option 3: An angry reaction and making it up do not offer a perspective on losing; they are about guilt/remedy, not perspective.
• Option 4: The team lost (from the author's purpose about losing a game), so this option about winning is incorrect.

So the correct option is the first one as it relates to offering a perspective on losing.

Answer:

A. Her reaction surprises the narrator, but she has a unique way of viewing the outcome of the game.