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20. Why is Bill upset?
a. He plays better in practice than he does during games.
b. The school yard is not a good place to practice.
c. Joe watches him too closely when he plays.
d. His team loses too many games.

21. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?
a. He is comfortable with Joe.
b. Joe tells him how to play better.
c. He does not know that Joe is there.
d. He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.

22. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?
a. Because he wants more players for his team
b. Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervous
c. Because he wants to show them his talent
d. Because he wants more people to see the next game
23. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice
EXCEPT .....
a. Joe c. a math teacher
b. a janitor d. the basketball coach

24. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball
court?
a. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do
b. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there
c. Because Bill likes to practice alone
d. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

Questions 25 – 30 are about the following passage.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually
news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent
these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.

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