Question

Read the paragraph. Jenna hoisted her backpack and hustled toward her locker. She fidgeted her foot while twirling the familiar numbers, silently reciting the properties of matter she expected to see on her science test. With a hasty stuff-and-switch maneuver, she grabbed the notebook needed for her first class. Which words reveal the pace of the story? Check all that apply. backpack hustled fidgeted familiar numbers science test hasty.
backpack
hustled
fidgeted
familiar numbers
science test
hasty

Answer 1

Hustled

Fidgeted

Hasty

Answer 2

Answer: I would contend that the words are: Hustled, Fidgeted, and Hasty.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that neutral nouns such as backpack, familiar numbers, and science test do not reveal the pace of the story. However, the verbs hustled and fidgeted, as well as the adjective hasty, do suggest a fast action. Her quick movements, and the way they are strategically described by the narrator, reveal a succession of rapid actions happening in a short amount of time.