Read the article “The Newest Board Sport” before answering Numbers 30 through 35. The Newest Board Sport
People spot them in airports or checking into a hotel—an excited group of city teenagers, known as the Raging Rooks. Sometimes, they carry a large, shiny trophy. People stare. A few ask, “What sport do you play?” or “Are you a singing group?” The answer is almost always a surprise.
These Harlem middle school boys are a chess team. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, chess. And they are champions. The Raging Rooks come from the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Junior High School 43. Once, they tied for first place in the National Junior High Chess Championship, and along the way, they topped sixty other teams.
The Rooks are named for a chess piece called a rook, or castle. These young people are changing the common image of chess players: shy, dull, and, well, sort of . . . not cool. This hip team of teens challenges what people often think about chess: that kids will be bored by a board game.
How did these ordinary kids get the chance to become such winners? They learned in school. Since 1986, New York City's “Chess-in-the Schools” program has involved thousands of students. This program brings great chess players into the public schools. It brought the Raging Rooks their coach, Maurice Ashley.
A game of chess.
One Cool Coach
Maurice Ashley, at the age of 33, became the world's first African American to earn the title of International Grandmaster. Grandmaster . . . sounds like a DJ or a karate instructor. Actually, it's the highest level of achievement in chess.
Born in Jamaica, Maurice Ashley grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He got serious about chess when he was 14. As he was first beginning to play, a friend beat him in a game . . . badly. Maurice Ashley's response was to hit the library, where he began to study chess books. He decided to play in local tournaments. He also improved his skills by playing members of the Black Bear School of Chess. This local group of African American masters helped feed his hunger for the game. The Black Bears held Friday night “chess rumbles.” Here, he says, members attacked the game like fighters.
Maurice Ashley is known for his modern playing style, which is aggressive and determined. He has also been a guest announcer for famous chess meets. At the mike, he spices things up. He has also made the video “Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess,” in which he uses sports comparisons to make the game more exciting.

Are Chess Players Athletes ?
Maurice Ashley has worked to show that chess is a true sport—and a fun, cool one. He knows that people laugh when chess is compared to athletics. Let's face it, a chess move is nothing like shooting a three-pointer or leaping up a wall to catch a sure home run. However, what chess and all sports are about, he says, is not just what fans see, but also the energy that goes into the game.
Top players like Maurice Ashley train hard in order to have the staying power for tournament play. One game can last as long as six hours during this time, players need to remain focused. Their brains must be sharp and ready. “If I am not fit,” Maurice Ashley explains in an interview for a Jamaican sports newsletter, “come round seven or eight . . . my tongue is hanging on the floor.”
Based on the way the author describes the game of chess, the Raging Rooks, and their coach, Maurice Ashley, readers can conclude that the author
Group of answer choices

respects the game of chess and its players.

has little to no experience playing chess.

is a serious and passionate chess player.

believes that chess is like any other sport.

It warportant fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "in another country" by ernest hemingway? a. it establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically it shows the gradual loss of hope and growing depression of the wounded soldiers and their need for distractions b. c. it establishes the wounded soldiers' determination to shun war and disobey military commands to return to the front after they recover. d. it shows the wounded soldiers' sadness and disappointment at the lack of gratitude from the people they risked their lives to protect e it shows the wounded soldiers' belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals.

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Acommunity park it was friday, and as she walked home from school, samara thought about what she would do that weekend. everyone would be at the fund-raiser for new sports equipment at the high school on saturday. as she was trying to remember if any good movies were coming out this weekend, she noticed a group of kids playing tag. samara thought they looked comical running around in circles on a small plot of land between two houses. “well, they certainly seem happy,” thought samara as the light turned and she crossed the street. on the opposite side of cherry street, samara saw mr. peters sitting on a bench. he was reading his newspaper as the heavy traffic of the town’s main thoroughfare whizzed by him. she wondered how he could concentrate. later, as she took the last turn onto her street, samara saw her neighbor planting her annual vegetable garden. every year, mrs. yang grew eggplant, cucumbers, and bok choy, because that’s all she had room for. “the garden looks good so far, mrs. yang,” samara called. “ you, dear,” mrs. yang said. “you know, if i had room, i would plant enough vegetables to feed the entire neighborhood! my mother had a garden that was one square acre when i was a little girl in korea.” as samara nodded and waved goodbye, she started thinking about what she had seen on her walk home that day. she realized that pine grove did not have any open public spaces where everyone could go to relax and enjoy nature. the only unused space was a vacated plot on cedar avenue that was completely overgrown. suddenly, samara had a great idea. she decided to spend her summer campaigning for a new community park. the only problem was that she had no idea where to start. that evening, she went to the library and learned about what she would need to do in order to get the idea in front of the town zoning board. it was all a little intimidating, but wanda, the reference librarian, samara break it down into manageable steps. when samara mentioned the cedar avenue plot, wanda’s eyes lit up. “that is a perfect spot,” wanda said. “it’s right in the middle of town, and better yet, the town owns it.” samara spent many afternoons over the next few weeks at the library with wanda and a few other librarians drawing up a detailed plan to present to town officials. samara and the librarians even planned and priced out irrigation necessary for the area that was designated as a garden. when the day of the zoning board meeting arrived, samara felt nervous, but wanda and the other librarians were there for moral support. samara thought she at least sounded confident as she presented her idea to the board. when she finished her presentation, she was ready to wait patiently for an answer; wanda told her that this kind of decision might take weeks, so samara was surprised when the board members asked her to stay while they deliberated. the president of the board explained that samara’s presentation had been the last order of business for the day, and he wanted his board to be able to agree on one thing before they left. after about 15 minutes, samara was informed that the community park had been approved. samara had been telling her neighbors and friends about the park from the moment she thought of it, and it seemed as though everyone wanted to be a part of making her vision a reality. as soon as her idea was approved, samara called a meeting for anyone interested in collaborating. at the meeting, residents voted on what would be included on the land: a playset for young children and one for older children, a swing set, several park benches, and a dog run. it was also decided that there would be a cooperative organic vegetable garden and an herb garden at the north end of the park. residents agreed that mrs. yang would manage the gardens. at wanda’s suggestion, samara asked a representative from a nearby horticultural society to come and advise the group on the design of the park, the best native shrubs to plant, and where to put them. samara also asked local businesses to sponsor the park by the square foot so that the community would be able to afford equipment and plants. surprised by the response, samara went to the bank to open an account where the surplus would be saved for next spring. in a few weeks’ time, the space had been cleared and residents were beginning to roll out sod and plant small vegetable plants and summer flowers. by midsummer, the community was able to enjoy the new, peaceful space. samara was happy to have been part of creating not only a beautiful space, but a common area where residents could come together. which conclusions can be drawn from the last paragraph of this story? select each correct answer. a. wanda is eager to begin gardening with samara and mrs. yang. b. samara's family proudly joins the park staff. c. samara feels a sense of accomplishment. d. samara will run a workshop for less-experienced gardeners. e. business owners in pine grove support its beautification.