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Excerpt from The Big Race
Nicole Frail
10 Brian soon disappeared around the first turn, Chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. The sun was
warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn't stop. Ahead, Brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she
watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground.
11 As Chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that Brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. Instead of
running past him and winning the race, Chels stooped down to help him stand. He leaned on her shoulder, and they completed
the race together.
Chelsea felt tired during the race because she
grew warm from the sun
ran faster than Brian did.
ran further than Brian did.
D)
didn't practice for the race.

Respuesta :

Answer:

The correct answer is A: Chelsea felt tired during the race because she grew warm from the sun.

Explanation:

Chelsea didn't run faster or further than Brian did. In fact, Brian was faster and he ran further than Chelsea, but he suddenly fell and injured his knee. However, she decided to stop down and help him stand.

At the beginning of the excerpt, the author describes the race and says the sun was warm, so she soon grew tired because of the sun, but she decided not to quit the race.