The High School Step Team
Karla’s cousin Jade urged her to join the step team. “This afternoon you should definitely try out!” Jade suggested after the final bell rang.
“I know she wants the best for me,” Karla thought to herself, “but I’m not sure I’d be any good, and I’d feel embarrassed if I messed up in front of others.” Karla had seen step teams in action: they stomped, they clapped, and they performed all kinds of skillful, synchronized moves.
“Our team is not as amazing as professional steppers, but we have a lot of fun!” Jade said. “Also, if you join the team, you will instantly have forty new friends!”
“I like the idea of forty new friends,” Karla thought to herself. “Still, I’m worried about bringing up my math grade. I’d better play it safe for now," she decided.
“I really appreciate your concern, but I’ve got to say no thanks for now,” Karla told Jade. “I’m going for afterschool help in math.”
As Karla turned away from Jade and walked down the hall towards the math class, she pictured her cousin shrugging her shoulders. “Okay, do whatever you think is best,” Jade said. “I’ll see you at home.”
Karla went to the afterschool math session. The work was challenging, and she had to concentrate. The teacher said nice things to Karla about her efforts to grasp the ideas they were studying. “And yet,” Karla thought, “I still have a lot of work and study ahead of me.” When the afterschool math session ended, Karla peeked into the gym.
"Hey, that’s my cousin!” Jade cried out. “Come on over here, Karla.”
Forty male and female students stopped in midroutine to look at Karla. Too embarrassed to refuse, she joined one of the lines.
Karla soon learned that stepping requires a lot of mental energy. “It’s something like math,” she thought silently, “but not exactly the same. I have to connect my brain to my body, and make it move or stop at exactly the right moment. The key here is to execute every movement skillfully.” Very soon, Karla had mastered the team’s trademark “slap–finger–snap–slap–slap–stomp.”
That night, Karla got back to work on math. At first, she felt guilty about the time spent in the gym.
Then she reminded herself of the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” An English teacher once told her the origins of this cliché go all the way back to ancient Egypt.
As Karla worked, she was surprised to find that she suddenly understood her algebra problems better than she had before. “There must be some carryover effect from step practice,” she concluded. The concentration and focus that she exercised in step team practice seemed to help her focus more clearly on her math. Karla smiled as she thought, “Who would have guessed that spending time with a step team might be more helpful to my math grade than spending time on math work?”
Later, Karla was as much a member of the step team as anybody. “I don’t feel the least bit embarrassed anymore,” she told Jade. “When I am stepping, I feel completely focused on the rhythm of the team and working together with my ‘forty new friends.’ As an added bonus, my math work now seems much easier.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
1.
Read the following sentences from "The High School Step Team."
As Karla turned away from Jade and walked down the hall towards the math class, she pictured her cousin shrugging her shoulders. “Okay, do whatever you think is best,” Jade said. “I’ll see you at home.”
After reading these sentences, the reader can infer that
(1 point)
⦁ Jade and Karla frequently argue with each other.
⦁ Karla is not happy that Jade is pressuring her.
⦁ Jade is used to doing things that don't involve Karla.
⦁ Karla is familiar with Jade's nonverbal reactions. ****
Use the passage to answer the question.
2.
Which is the best paraphrase of the first paragraph? (1 point)
⦁ After school, Jade tells her cousin Karla to try out for the step team.
⦁ Jade cares about her cousin Karla and makes a suggestion to her.****
⦁ Karla listens as her cousin Jade tells her about being on the step team.
⦁ Karla hears the bell ring and runs into her cousin Jade.
Use the passage to answer the question.
3.
The author reveals Karla’s character to readers by describing (1 point)
⦁ what Karla says, does, and thinks. ******
⦁ how Jade and other students react to Karla.
⦁ what Karla’s teachers tell her.
⦁ why Karla is embarrassed in the gym.
Use the passage to answer the question.
4.
Which of the following words best describes the relationship between Karla and Jade? (1 point)
⦁ competitive
⦁ encouraging
⦁ friendly ****
⦁ unpredictable
Use the passage to answer the question.
5.
Read the following sentences from "The High School Step Team."
“I really appreciate your concern, but I’ve got to say no thanks for now,” Karla told Jade. “I’m going for afterschool help in math.”
Which of the following words best describes Karla's tone?
(1 point)
⦁ determined
⦁ disappointed
⦁ grateful ****
⦁ resolved
6.
Read the following sentences from the story "Poor Fish."
People never know very much about who they are, nor; about who is inferior to them and who superior. As for me, I went too far in the direction of thinking myself inferior to everybody.
The type of conflict portrayed in these sentences can best be identified as
(1 point)
⦁ man vs. man
⦁ man vs. nature
⦁ man vs. society
⦁ man vs. himself ****
7.
Read the following lines from the story "Poor Fish."
But I still felt profoundly astonished, and although she went on repeating that she was mad about me, I failed to be convinced. And so, on other occasions, when we went out together, I couldn't keep from harping on the subject, partly for the pleasure of hearing her say it again, and partly because I found it hard to believe.
The type of conflict portrayed in these sentences can best be identified as
(1 point)
⦁ man vs. man *****
⦁ man vs. nature
⦁ man vs. society
⦁ man vs. himself
8.
Read the following lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Which of the following rhyme schemes has the writer used to create poetic structure?
(1 point)
⦁ aba aba
⦁ aba bcb ****
⦁ aab bbc
⦁ abb bcc
9.
Which of the following is an example of internal conflict in “The Destructors”? (1 point)
⦁ Almost everything in the area where the protagonists live has been destroyed by the war.
⦁ The protagonists destroy Old Misery’s house.
⦁ The truck driver laughs hysterically when he realizes he has destroyed Mr. Thomas’s house.
⦁ Blackie feels betrayed by his gang mates when his plan to sneak free bus rides is rejected. *****
10.
Which of the following lines from “Not Waving but Drowning” contains an instance of assonance? (1 point)
⦁ “Nobody heard him, the dead man” ***
⦁ “I was much further out than you thought”
⦁ “Oh, no no no, it was too cold always”
⦁ “I was much too far out all my life”
All my answers have **** beside them
Thanks for the check
y’all shush and just get answers. idk who tf cares abt dojo cat or whatever music person bruh just pass class u weirdos anyway
its my birthday lol im 16 and failing 3 classes
i'm going to off my life
me just trying to pass english a-
I personally like boogie wit da hoodie
90s rap > any other
new rap is garbage. they just flex and tlak about girls. 90s rap they preached
Nah bro idk but you guys al smokin sum eminem we need more artists like Tupac and Biggie Jay Z ice cube Snoop plus didnt eminem get dissed by Mgk lol.
yall i just want answers 😭
How about these?
1.
After reading "The High School Step Team," the reader can conclude all of the following except
(1 point)Karla's grades in math will improve.
Karla will decide to join the step team.
Karla will be too embarrassed to perform.****
Karla's teachers will support her participation in the step team.
Use the passage to answer the question.
2.
"The High School Step Team" addresses all of the following themes except
(1 point)Practice makes perfect. ****
Friends are always there to support one another.
Peer pressure can sometimes be a good thing.
It is important to try something new before deciding against it.
Use the passage to answer the question.
3.
Use the passage to answer the question.
4.
Which is the main way the author reveals Jade’s character to readers?
(1 point)by describing Jade's appearance
by describing Jade's thoughts
by what Jade says and what Karla thinks about Jade *****
by what other characters say to Jade and how they act around Karla
Use the passage to answer the question.
5.
Read the following sentences from "The High School Step Team."
”It’s something like math,” she thought silently, “but not exactly the same. I have to connect my brain to my body, and make it move or stop at exactly the right moment. The key here is to execute every movement skillfully.”
The author most likely uses the phrase "connect my brain to my body" to imply all of the following except
(1 point)Karla feels awkward and uncoordinated.
Karla realizes that both math and step operate in patterns. ****
Karla prevents herself from learning by overthinking situations.
Karla is determined to be successful in both math and step team.
I came here for the answers, what is going on???
Oml I can’t with you guys wtf are the answers
what were these answers?
and i'm serious
1. Uzi
2. Carti
3. Duwap Kaine (t!ktok ruined his fan base tho)
4. Coachdaghost
5. Dthang
2. b
5. b
7. d
8. a
10. d
And thank you
whats uuup broo
you guys.. 90s rap for the win. Tupac n biggie are some of the most talented lyricists ive ever heard.
Oh ok thank you
lol why are there so many dislikes to the teachers responses shes right you know
Wait I forgot Stunna gambino I’m bugging him > coach and Dthang
Doja Cat and Tyler the creator are better then everything mentioned up above^^
Listen to good music, u uncultured swine.
For example: Logic, Eminem, Juice WRLD, Snoop Dogg, etc
igh losers its Juice Wrld unreleased music, $not, Dc the don, Comethazine your welcome
Yeat>Your faves
How is it 2021 and this dude talkin bout he don't like uzi. anyways. personal favorites atm; uzi, cart, baby keem, a boogie, tay k, polo g, trippie red (old stuff, his new stuff ain't hittin the same tbh), shorline mfia, shordie shordie, 03 greedo, lil tecca (he make decent music now don't even lie), SOB X RBE (I'm from the bay area so don't hate), mike sherm (another bay area ting), SPM (You elite if u know who this is, pls marry me), comethazine, ski mask, durkio, Toosii (husband fr fr), and lastly YOUNGBOY YOUNGBOY YOUNGBOY YOUNGBOY.
you guys all sound ridiculous. tyler the creator obliterated all of their careers. dude made storyline songs actually about things that make sense from serious matters to love. dude got fame so fast at an early age and literally has his own designer brand and shoes with converse. cmon now, do better.
Second set of questions.
I agree with the first answer. I disagree with the others.
uzi and carti>any other rapper also i fw yeat
Jello u are 100% right. The new rappers just flex, we need more real artists like Eminem
Carti washes 2pac and all 90’s rap. Whole Lotta Red >>>>>> every album in the world
Also Eminem is washed and should have retired back in 2009
I disagree with your answers for 2, 5, 7, 8, 10.
The others are right.
Also Anonymous, Doja Cat is cringe idk what the heck is wrong with you but u need counseling lmao
Dont listen to like....Lil Uzi Vert or Cardi B....disgusting. Also Lil Pump is terrible, lil squirt gun kelly needs to just retire and screw snitch 6ix9ine tekashi
7, 8 are now right.
I've checked your answers twice. Now you're on your own.
I'll try to answer your other questions a little later.