Paul takes one more look down the field. I can hear Paul’s thought: If Hector or Mike has the slightest opportunity to receive this pass, I’ll throw it to one of them rather than waste the play on Jake. I know I have to persuade him otherwise. So I lock eyes with him and plead. And I yell, louder this time, “I’m open.” Come on. Throw it to me, I implore in my head. What context clues in the paragraph help you determine the meaning of the word implore?

But on this particular day, with 3 minutes and 42 seconds remaining, something happens that has never happened before. There is a fly ball heading my way and nobody else is near. At first I think that I am seeing things. Because the sun punishes us with blinding rays, it is quite possible that I am being deceived. It takes only the shouts of my teammates to know that I am not delusional. “Get under it, Jake!” someone commands Which words found in the paragraph help the reader know what delusional means?

“I’m open!” I yell at my football team’s quarterback, Paul Herrera. But every quarterback knows not to throw the ball to the person who is consistently picked last, who is allowed to play only because the teacher is watching. So I know it is improbable that my hands will touch the ball. Based off of the context clues in the paragraph, the world improbable means—

And then the ball pauses in midair while I am transported back to the fourth grade. Setting: Playground. “I’m open!” I yell at my football team’s quarterback, Paul Herrera. But every quarterback knows not to throw the ball to the person who is consistently picked last, who is allowed to play only because the teacher is watching. Which word from the paragraph contains a root word that means “to carry”?

But having a desire to improve my ranking, I put on my glove, which covered up my watch, and I hustled to right field. Not even the intense Texas sun could keep me from watching the sky for a ball heading my way. The author uses the word hustled in the paragraph to show Jake’s—

Which words signal the beginning of a flashback?

The figurative phrase, “I wish I could tell you that my status took roots,” means the narrator wishes—

Which of these is an example of a simile

The author uses the metaphor “The Texas heat is the enemy.” Which of the following statements is the best explanation for the author’s word choice?

The Star Status Camp flyer states that both “novice and experienced actors” may attend. The word “novice” most likely means…

“Get Gaming” Camp is taught by award-winning videogame developers. The classes are designed to help beginners… • Create characters • Craft a storyline, and • Select a soundtrack By the end of the camp, participants will not only be better game players, but they’ll have authored their own game. Based off of the context clues, the word authored most likely means…