"Turn off the torch!" I hissed into my headset. "Everyone will spot us!" I felt my pulse quicken as we moved into the dark clearing. "Every elf and bounty hunter in the forest can see us coming!"In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game. We would be much more effective if we were stealthy; we needed just a little more time to plan. We were so close to finding the portal, and I wished he would listen to me for once.Issac started cycling through his tools, selecting his fireballs. I felt my stomach tighten into a knot."Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait. As best I could, I prepared for the impending ambush. I selected chain mail armor and an invisibility potion."Anyone that's still in the game is going to be dangerous," I pointed out."Nah, with hardly anyone left, this will be easy!" Isaac retorted. "Let's go!" I noticed Isaac's eyes narrow with concentration as his avatar charged into the darkness. I rapidly pressed buttons on my controller, and my character sprinted through the shadows. My heart raced, hands covered in sweat. Suddenly, I dropped my controller."Isaac, wait!" I pleaded.Which of the following most likely describes Isaac's opinion of Mariah as a fellow gamer?Isaac thinks Mariah's commitment to planning balances out his more impulsive style.Isaac resents Mariah's insistence that they always play the game her way.Isaac sees Mariah as an overly cautious player with a weak gaming strategy.Submit

Review the text. Then, choose two details that best suggest that Isaac sees Mariah as an overly cautious player with a weak gaming strategy."Turn off the torch!" I hissed into my headset. "Everyone will spot us!" I felt my pulse quicken as we moved into the dark clearing. "Every elf and bounty hunter in the forest can see us coming!"In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game. We would be much more effective if we were stealthy; we needed just a little more time to plan. We were so close to finding the portal, and I wished he would listen to me for once.Isaac started cycling through his tools, selecting his fireballs. I felt my stomach tighten into a knot."Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait. As best I could, I prepared for the impending ambush. I selected chain mail armor and an invisibility potion."The players that remain are dangerous," I pointed out."Nah, with hardly anyone left, this will be easy!" Isaac retorted. "Let's go!" I noticed Isaac's eyes narrow with concentration as his avatar charged into the darkness. I rapidly pressed buttons on my controller, and my character sprinted through the shadows. My heart raced, hands covered in sweat. Suddenly, I dropped my controller."Isaac, wait!" I pleaded.Submit

What warning did they receive upon reaching the crystal?

The next day, Gia told her brother Freddie what she’d seen. He didn’t seem shocked at all, but just laughed. Leaning forward, he lowered his voice as though he was about to convey an important secret to her. “Haven’t you heard the local legend around here?” Freddie asked. Gia shook her head.Communicate a secret to Gia.Tell Gia a joke.Try to scare Gia and make her jump.Stand up and leave the room.

The next day, Gia told her brother Freddie what she’d seen. He didn’t seem shocked at all, but just laughed. Leaning forward, he lowered his voice as though he was about to convey an important secret to her. “Haven’t you heard the local legend around here?” Freddie asked. Gia shook her head.Communicate a secret to Gia.Tell Gia a joke.Try to scare Gia and make her jump.Stand up and leave the room.Continue

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Read the excerpt.(5) I sat perfectly still, with my eyes downcast, daring only now and then to shoot long glances around me. Chancing to turn to the window at my side, I was quite breathless upon seeing one familiar object. It was the telegraph pole which strode by at short paces. Very near my mother's dwelling, along the edge of a road thickly bordered with wild sunflowers, some poles like these had been planted by white men. Often I had stopped, on my way down the road, to hold my ear against the pole, and, hearing its low moaning, I used to wonder what the paleface had done to hurt it. Now I sat watching for each pole that glided by to be the last one.How do the underlined phrases contribute to the author's nostalgic and wistful tone?The underlined phrases contribute to the nostalgic and wistful tone by creating a sense of