When Jay had told Shawn that Mr. Reyes had offered some prime real estate for their community baseball field, Shawn had expected something different from what now confronted him. The field was large and grassy, but plastic bags, foam food containers, paper napkins, soda bottles, and old tires cluttered the area.
paragraph 2,Shawn turned toward Jay and raised his eyebrows, giving his friend and teammate a ,begin underline,dubious,end underline, look. Jay seemed to understand Shawn's unspoken question. He flashed an optimistic grin.
paragraph 3,"I know what you're thinking," said Jay, "Believe me, when Mr. Reyes brought me here the other day, I couldn't believe it either, but look past the mess for a minute. Consider the dimensions and the great location! It won't take the team more than an afternoon to clean this up, and then we'll have the perfect place to practice."
Question 1
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
,begin emphasis,P,end emphasis,,begin emphasis,art A,end emphasis,
What does the word ,begin emphasis,dubious,end emphasis, mean in the passage?
Question 1 Answer options with 3 options
1.
angry
2.
frightened
3.
skeptical
Question 2
,begin emphasis,Part B,end emphasis,
Select ,begin emphasis,two,end emphasis, details from the passage that together ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, support the correct answer from Part A.
Question 2 Answer options with 5 options
1.
"Shawn had expected something different" (Paragraph 1)
2.
"old tires cluttered the area" (Paragraph 1)
3.
"when Mr. Reyes brought me here the other day, I couldn't believe it either" (Paragraph 3)
4.
"look past the mess for a minute" (Paragraph 3)
5.
"It won't take the team more than an afternoon to clean this up" (Paragraph 3)
Question 1
Part A: 3. skeptical
Question 2
Part B:
3. "when Mr. Reyes brought me here the other day, I couldn't believe it either" (Paragraph 3)
4. "look past the mess for a minute" (Paragraph 3)