Priya looked at the clock, then checked the hallway twice. The bus for the town hall trip would leave soon. Priya zipped the backpack and walked quickly toward the front office.
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For six weeks, Lena had been the understudy for the lead role in the school play, which meant she learned every line but would perform only if the lead, Charlotte, could not. Every rehearsal, Lena sat in the third row mouthing the words while Charlotte stood in the spotlight. Some days Lena felt invisible. She considered quitting more than once, but her drama teacher, Mr. Abara, told her, "An understudy is the most prepared person in the…
Try this question: Which sentence best supports Mr. Abara's statement that an understudy is "the most prepared person in the room"?
Zara's grandmother had been an engineer, and when she passed away, she left Zara a battered green notebook. Inside were sketches of machines, equations, and notes in tiny handwriting. On one page, Grandma had drawn a self-watering planter and written, "Attempt 14. Still leaks." Zara decided to finish it for the science fair. Her first planter flooded the kitchen counter. Her second didn't water at all. Each time, she wrote a note in the…
Try this question: The notebook was battered. What does battered mean?