melia’s New HaircutL. HernandezAmelia’s hair had been long all her life. Everywhere she went, people complimented her on it, telling her that it was beautiful and exquisite. Now that she was in the 5th grade, however, she was ready for a change. Her mother drove her to the hair salon and Amelia’s heart was pounding. She had never had a real haircut, only trims.   “Are you sure you want to go through with this?” her mother asked when they entered the salon.  Amelia gulped. “Yes, I’m sure.”  The hairdresser put a cape over Amelia’s shoulders and turned her around in the seat. She could hear the snip, snip, snip of the scissors and felt the pieces of her hair falling to the floor. Finally, the hairdresser turned her chair again so that she could look in the mirror. Amelia couldn’t believe her eyes. Her long hair was gone! She barely recognized herself. Staring back at her was a girl with hair to her shoulders and bangs over her eyes. Amelia’s face felt hot and tears stung her eyes.  “Do you like it?” her mother asked.  “I don’t know,” Amelia said, touching her hair with her hands. “I can’t believe it’s gone.”  The next day, Amelia returned to school. She was terrified about what her friends would think. She imagined them laughing at her and making fun of her new look.  “Amelia!” her friend Lourdes cried when she saw her. “Oh, Amelia, you look spectacular!”  Her other friends gathered around her and agreed that the haircut was great. Amelia smiled. She was glad she had decided to take a risk.Which sentence from the story suggests that Amelia is shocked when she first sees her new haircut? 100 pointsHer mother drove her to the hair salon and Amelia’s heart was pounding. (paragraph 1)Finally, the hairdresser turned her chair again so that she could look in the mirror. (paragraph 4)Amelia’s face felt hot and tears stung her eyes. (paragraph 4)She imagined them laughing at her and making fun of her new look. (paragraph 7)

Kinsley stared at her reflection, noting the nose upturned too much, lips too thin, and wondered just how much hair one needed to cover these ears. Clearly, much more than she had, Kinsley reasoned as she glided the comb through her brown tresses. How could her little sister be jealous of this mess? Kinsley sighed too loudly, and her bangs blew out of place and the tip of her ear emerged from her hair. Maybe she should start wearing a hat.     Taking her phone, she turned her head and raised her chin, pursing her lips in a vain effort to make them look full, and snapped a selfie. Only seven selfies later, she took one that she deemed "postable" and uploaded it to her social media page. She was getting better at this; the last one took no less than thirteen tries to get all her disagreeable parts to appear inconspicuous enough to satisfy her discriminating eye. These ears were not going to humiliate her, and she was certainly not going to give Megan Pendergrass an opportunity to mortify her again.     Meryl banged on the door, and before Kinsley could grant her permission or bar her from entering, she was breaking in and flopping onto her bed.     "Are you still staring at yourself? You know, Narcissus died and turned into a flower doing that," Meryl said. "It's really not good to be so in love with yourself," she offered, flipping through Kinsley's teen magazine.     If only I did love myself, Kinsley thought, pulling on a pink-and-white checked hat, breaking in the floppy brim until she could make it cover her protruding ears.     "Love the Body You're In by Rochelle Rodriguez," Meryl mused. "You certainly don't need to read this article! I'm watching TV if you want to join me." Meryl tossed the magazine, open to the article, on Kinsley's bed and left.     Kinsley picked it up and began reading. Thirty minutes later, she removed the hat, positioned the camera and smiled. One ear still peeked through her thin, brown hair, but this was the body she was in, and she would love it.4Select the correct answer.Read the sentences from the passage.     Meryl banged on the door, and before Kinsley could grant her permission or bar her from entering, she was breaking in and flopping onto her bed.     "Are you still staring at yourself? You know, Narcissus died and turned into a flower doing that," Meryl said. "It's really not good to be so in love with yourself," she offered, flipping through Kinsley's teen magazine.     If only I did love myself, Kinsley thought, pulling on a pink-and-white checked hat, breaking in the floppy brim until she could make it cover her protruding ears.What does the phrase “breaking in” mean as it is used in the passage? A. In the first instance, it means "to enter without permission," and in the second instance, it means "to make softer through use." B. In the first instance, it means "to make softer through use," and in the second instance, it means "to enter without permission." C. In the first instance, it means "to stop doing something," and in the second instance, it means "to make something come apart." D. In the first instance, it means "to make something come apart," and in the second instance, it means "to stop doing something."

Lovely-Selfieby B. K. McSwainKinsley stared at her reflection, noting the nose upturned too much, lips too thin, and wondered just how much hair one needed to cover these ears. Clearly, much more than she had, Kinsley reasoned as she glided the comb through her brown tresses. How could her fraternal twin sister be jealous of this mess? Kinsley sighed too loudly, and her bangs blew out of place and the tip of her ear emerged from her hair. Maybe she should start wearing a hat.Taking her phone, she turned her head and raised her chin, and snapped a selfie. Only seven selfies later, she took one that she deemed "postable" and uploaded it to her social media page. She was getting better at this; the last one took no less than thirteen tries to get all her disagreeable parts to appear inconspicuous enough to satisfy her discriminating eye. These ears were not going to humiliate her, and she was certainly not going to give Megan Pendergrass an opportunity to mortify her again.Meryl banged on the door, and before Kinsley could grant her permission or bar her from entering, she was breaking in and flopping onto her bed."Are you still staring at yourself? You know, in Greek mythology, Narcissus died and turned into a flower doing that," Meryl said. "It's really not good to be so in love with yourself," she offered, flipping through Kinsley's teen magazine.If only I did love myself, Kinsley thought, pulling on a pink-and-white checked hat, breaking in the floppy brim until she could make it cover her protruding ears."’Love the Body You're In’ by Rochelle Rodriguez," Meryl mused. "You certainly don't need to read this article! I'm watching TV if you want to join me." Meryl tossed the magazine, open to the article, on Kinsley's bed and left.Kinsley picked it up and began reading. Thirty minutes later, she removed the hat, positioned the camera and smiled. One ear still peeked through her thin, brown hair, but this was the body she was in, and she would love it.1Select the correct answer.How does the pacing of the second paragraph create tension in the story? A. The description of her poses and selfies slows the pacing, building Kinsley's frustration with how she looks. B. The number of selfies Kinsley has taken quickens the pace and builds the tension between her and Megan Pendergrass. C. The fast pace of taking one selfie after another shows the time Kinsley is wasting looking at herself. D. The description of the poses slows the pacing and builds the tension between Kinsley and her younger sister Meryl.

d this description:In spite of myself, I was carried downstairs and tied fast in a chair.I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities.Why does Zitkala present such a detailed description of her haircut?A.To convince the reader how happy she isB.To help the reader visualize the beautiful memory she expressesC.To give an interesting observation about what happens to other peopleD.To support her argument that Native Americans were mistreatedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Why does Zitkala present such a detailed description of her haircut?A.To give an interesting observation about what happens to other peopleB.To convince the reader how happy she isC.To help the reader visualize the beautiful memory she expressesD.To support her argument that Native Americans were mistreatedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the main setting described in this passage?Veronica decided to dye her hair. She told her stylist the exact shade that she wanted, but when she looked in the mirror, she saw a bright purple, which was not what she had in mind. The manager took the charge for the dye job off Veronica’s bill.kitchenhair salonthe beachoffice