1Today was the day, Heather decided. 2She would row that boat across the river in less than half an hour, beating her brother’s record. 3Of course, even on a sunny, windless day like today, she knew the task would be difficult. 4No matter the weather, the river currents were always strong. 5Still, Heather was strong, too. 6She was a very competitive person. 7She had been practicing rowing for months. 8She knew all the tips for using the oars to achieve speed and be smooth in the water. 9She had built up her upper-arm strength, and mastered her rhythm and breathing. 10“I’ll show you,” she told her father. 11“Girls can just as athletic as boys are.” 1. In sentence 3, the word windless most likely means

1Today was the day, Heather decided. 2She would row that boat across the river in less than half an hour, beating her brother’s record. 3Of course, even on a sunny, windless day like today, she knew the task would be difficult. 4No matter the weather, the river currents were always strong. 5Still, Heather was strong, too. 6She was a very competitive person. 7She had been practicing rowing for months. 8She knew all the tips for using the oars to achieve speed and be smooth in the water. 9She had built up her upper-arm strength, and mastered her rhythm and breathing. 10“I’ll show you,” she told her father. 11“Girls can just as athletic as boys are.” 2. Sentence 6 describes Heather as being competitive. Which of the following would probably not be true of a competitive person?

1Today was the day, Heather decided. 2She would row that boat across the river in less than half an hour, beating her brother’s record. 3Of course, even on a sunny, windless day like today, she knew the task would be difficult. 4No matter the weather, the river currents were always strong. 5Still, Heather was strong, too. 6She was a very competitive person. 7She had been practicing rowing for months. 8She knew all the tips for using the oars to achieve speed and be smooth in the water. 9She had built up her upper-arm strength, and mastered her rhythm and breathing. 10“I’ll show you,” she told her father. 11“Girls can just as athletic as boys are.” 3. In sentence 8, which would best replace the phrase "be smooth"?