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? Select 3 options. Backpack hustled fidgeted familiar numbers science test hasty.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Hustled, in a way is quick, anxious for the test. This word shows that her pace is fairly quick.

hasty, defined as, "Done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried." this also shows the pace that she is indeed hurried and in a rush.

Fidgeted, this is her nervousness and her need for movement with this growing anxiety she has.

Hustled, Hasty, and fidgeted.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. hustled

2. fidgeted

3. hasty

Explanation:

The verbs hustled and fidgeted, as well as the adverb hasty, all imply rapid motion. Her swift motions, and the narrator's strategic description of them, depict a series of quick acts occurring in a short period of time.