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"?
Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles live side by side. Although the two reptiles look similar, they have important differences. The easiest way to tell them apart is the snout. An American alligator has a wide, rounded, U-shaped snout, while an American crocodile has a narrower, pointed, V-shaped snout. When an alligator closes its mouth, its lower teeth are mostly hidden. A crocodile's large fourth tooth on…
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Tomás found the wallet on the sidewalk outside the bakery. Inside were three twenty-dollar bills, a library card, and a photo of a little girl missing her front teeth. Tomás had been saving for months for a skateboard that cost exactly sixty dollars. He stood frozen, the wallet heavy in his hand. His friend Diego leaned over his shoulder. "Finders keepers," Diego said. "Nobody would ever know." Tomás thought about it. Then he looked again at…
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