from What Is a Team?
Which is the best summary of this text?
A. Girls from the Valley Middle School volleyball team gather on the bus after losing their first game. Coach Jackson smiles at all the girls as they enter the bus, but no one smiles back at her. She tries to make the girls feel better by telling them they can all work on their weaknesses in practice. The girls are not listening, however; they just want to blame each other for losing. Finally, Coach convinces them that they will begin winning next week.
B. A yellow school bus sits in the sun behind a school, slowly filling up with girls from the volleyball team, who have just lost their first game. Coach Jackson tries to help them feel better, but the girls are upset, pointing fingers at each other for the loss. The coach finally gets the players to realize that everyone could improve in some way, and the conversation shifts to what will make the team stronger.
C. Coach Jackson smiles at her volleyball team as they file onto the bus after losing their first game. She claps her hands and tries to help them feel better. Miranda and Samantha start yelling at each other and get into a big fight. Jules reads them the definition of a team, which helps Juanita feel comfortable talking about her mistakes. Finally, the team realizes Coach Jackson made the biggest mistakes, so they feel better.
D. The Valley Middle School volleyball players are upset because they have lost. On the bus on the way home, their coach, Coach Jackson, tries to help them remember what is important. She reminds them of what a team is, and although Miranda and Samantha were fighting, they calm down when they realize everyone made mistakes. Juanita and Linda explain their problems, and everyone focuses on how they are going to win next time.