2. Fourth Period
Amira and Kala were anxiously waiting for their favorite period to start-fourth period. Fourth period was
lunch, and as soon as the bell rang, Amira rushed out of the classroom and headed straight to the
cafeteria. After grabbing her lunch tray, she sat down with her friends. Amira noticed Kaia walking in with
another group of friends, and they exchanged smiles as Kaia walked to the other end of the cafeteria.
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They used to be inseparable, and the thought of Kaia returning was the only thing Amira was looking
forward to. Amira thought they'd pick up exactly where they left off a few years ago, and it would be like
Kaia never left in the first place. She didn't imagine that they'd be sitting in different corners of the
cafeteria when high school started. But as Amira watched Kaia walking away, lunch tray in hand, she
didn't feel any sadness.
The theme of this story is "change is part of growing up." Which of the following details shows how the
characters have changed?
B. "They used to be inseparable."
A. "Amira and Kaia were waiting for their
favorite period to start-fourth period."
C. "They exchanged smiles as Kaia walked to
the other end of the cafeteria."
D. "It would be like Kaia never left in the first
place."