Read the passage that is down below in pictures then answer these questions i really need i tried to do it my self but i got an f and my teacher let me redo it
1. what is the main idea of this passage?
a)
making the olympic team is every high school diver's dream.
b)
sometimes you have to put aside your ego in order to achieve greatness.
c)
when diving, it is important to try to make as small a splash as possible.
d)
synchronized diving is a sport that isn't given enough respect by other divers.
2.which of these is an accurate and appropriate summary of paragraph 6?
a)
briony and camilla worked well together from the start.
b)
briony and camilla had to learn a completely new way to dive.
c)
briony and camilla had to work on the dive alone before diving together.
d)
briony and camilla argued with each other from the start of their practice.
3. what is the best way to summarize paragraph 8?
a)
camilla and briony had to learn to work together on their own.
b)
evelyn stepped in at a crucial time to give camilla and briony some important advice.
c)
camilla and briony got on each other's nerves so much that they would not listen to each other.
d)
camilla and briony struggled to work together, but by using the advice from evelyn, however, they were able to work as a team.
4. although briony and camilla were from different parts of the country, they learned lessons from each other. which statement best summarizes the lessons they learned?
a)
camilla learned she could get back at briony by messing-up when they dived together.
b)
briony and camilla learned that they did not have to like each other to work as a team.
c)
camilla and briony both learned to set aside their egos and work together for a common goal.
d)
briony learned that she could go to the olympics early if she manipulated less accomplished divers.
5. "it made her feel like a powerful rocket soaring through the sky" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
6. why does the author compare briony to a crane?
a)
to describe briony’s grace
b)
to describe briony’s power
c)
to describe briony’s sound
d)
to describe briony’s faith
7.which of the following quotes offers the best evidence to support the idea that it was challenging to find a partner for briony?
a)
evelyn was convinced that she had found a partner for briony.
b)
after winning several junior competitions, evelyn realized that briony was talented enough to achieve the ultimate goal: making the olympic diving team.
c)
the girls spent countless hours at the aquatic center each day refining their routine.
d)
evelyn and briony spent months auditioning girls across the state, but, unfortunately, they could not find the right partner for briony.
8. the girls spent countless hours at the aquatics center each day refining their routine. before long, they had formed a strong bond both in and out of the pool. they discovered that they had similar tastes in fashion, movies, and music. both also dreamed about competing at the olympics one day. briony and camilla found that being friends outside of diving make them a formidable pair.
this cited evidence would support which of the following claims?
a)
once they started diving together, camilla and briony continued to struggle to get along.
b)
after the girls developed strategies to put aside their egos, camillia and briony discovered that they had a lot more in common than they originally realized.
c)
the girls developed strategies to become more synchronized, but they would never get along away from the aquatic center.
d)
in order to get along, the girls were forced to spend hours together watching movies and listening to music.