8. The author of Passage 3 would most likely agree with which statement? A. Roller derby is a successful sport today even though players depend more on their acting than on their athletic abilities. B. Roller derby is an increasingly popular sport, as shown by the number of teams nationwide and the interest in the sport in other countries. C. Roller derby is a popular sport today even though participants and viewers often prefer the way racetracks used to be slanted rather than flat. D. Roller derby is on pace to become a successful sport again, as evidenced by the interest of national television networks in broadcasting the games.

Where did moon shadow’s father get the name windrider?

Which of the plot elements below usually comes first in a story? climax exposition rising action resolution

Excerpt from saving the thrift store: a dramalee washington2rosa: eddie, i don’t recognize the shirt you’re wearing. when did you get it? 3louis: it doesn’t look as disheveled as the soccer shirts you wear all the time.4eddie: well, i’m not going to tiptoe through the soccer field to keep my clothes neat. (louis playfully aims a soccer ball at eddie. rosa deflects it.)5rosa: what i was trying to say is that the shirt looks really good. (louis wanders over to the morning newspaper that is still sitting on the front lawn. he leafs through it while eddie and rosa talk.) in line 5, which point is rosa making when she says eddie’s shirt looks good? a) the store must have new merchandise. b) rosa is jealous of eddie’s new shirt. c) eddie must have done his own laundry. d) eddie often wears old, tattered shirts.