Independent Read: Letter to My Younger Self

What is most likely the author's reason for using shorter sentences and repetition in the following passage?

You, David Robinson, have flunked your introductory swim test.

Your swim test. In the Navy

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the passage mainly reveal about the author's state mind the night after his swim test?

Tomorrow night, when you lie down in your bedroom after this embarrassment and you stare at the ceiling for hours, you'll have another thought.

This one is very important.

What have I gotten myself into? Why am I doing this?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

Which of the following inferences is the best supported by the passage below ( pargarphs 34-35)

Your father is very demanding of you (actually, a lot like a coach you’re going to have in the future by the name of Larry Brown, but that’s a story for another time.) But the reason he’s so demanding is because he’s preparing you for the real world. He’s not just giving you the tools to excel in school and eventually choose where you’ll go to college, he’s also showing you how to succeed in your life after basketball.

He is doing what your grandfather did for him.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author of this letter would most likely agree that

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The author financial advice to his younger self is mainly to

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which passage from the text best supports to the correct answer to Question #7

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3