Pose and Poetry
3. What causes Lauren to realize she made a mistake in entering the talent show?
D. She overhears Ian talking to himself about how he doesn't stand a chance of beating her.
6. How does paragraph 3 contribute to the meaning of the passage?
B. It lists some of Rawlings's literary contributions.
1. Read the dictionary entry for the word slouch.
Which definition most closely matches the word slouches as it is used in paragraph 20?
B. to sit in a drooping way
4. What is the best summary of the passage?
A. Ian practices for the debut of his magic act at the community center talent show. he become angry with his sister Lauren after she decides to enter the talent show, too, and compete with her singing act. Ian doesn't feel confident about beating her because she's so good, and he resents that she entered. However, Lauren has an idea that allows them both to be winners.
7. Part A: What can the reader infer about Rawlings?
A. She loved writing from an early age.
2. Read the sentence from the passage.
"The rabbit goes into the box and then disappears!"[He waves his hand with a flourish, as if to say ta da!] (paragraph 17)
What does the word flourish mean?
A. a sweeping gesture
5. Why is the argument between Ian and Lauren in Scene 1 important to the plot?
C. It establishes the underlying conflict throughout the play.
7. Part B: Which sentence from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
B. "She was first published in The Washington Post at age 11, and she won a national writing contest for McCall's magazine when she was 16." (paragraph 2)
9. Read this sentence from the passage.
"Rawling's house has been restored and preserved to resemble how it was when she lived there, and it contains her original furniture." (paragraph 5)
The Latin root pre- means "before" or "earlier". What does the word preserved mean?
A. made to be as it once was
What genre is the text "Winner Takes All!"
The genre is a play or drama
8. Part A: How does the passage introduce the significance of Rawlings' s life in Florida?
D. by telling how her literary career took off
10. Read this sentence from the passage.
"Rawlings did her writing at the home, farm, and orange tree grove where she lived."
Based on the context, what is a grove?
A. a group of trees
How are the scenes in the play different?
Each scene represents a different event in the play.
8. Part B: Which paragraph from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
B. paragraph 3
How do you use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word?
Read the sentence that comes before and after the word, look at the word to determine if it has word parts you now (prefix/suffix/root), substitute the word in the text with what you think means to see if it makes sense.