Read the draft of Cara's story.
On rainy weekends, when her brothers and sisters were perfectly content to just lounge around the house, Kalley was bouncing off the
walls, impatient to do something-anything--Involving vigorous activity. Recognizing this tendency as a positive trait, her parents urged her to
participate in a variety of sports. She enjoyed all sports activities, but running was always her favorite.
Now, as a member of the middle school track team, she was the top sprinter. Recently, though, she had been forming a new goal. In the
past, she had always avoided long distance running. Preferring the explosive effort of shorter races, she lacked confidence in her ability to pace
herself for longer periods. But the team coach insisted that Kailey needed a new challenge, so she agreed to start training for longer races.
This morning, as she tied her sneakers, she felt a little nervous. What if she got bored on longer runs? What if she ran out of steam? But it's
just running, she reminded herself, and I love running Briskly closing her gym locker, she bounced up and down on the balls of her feet, and smiled
as she felt that familiar, joyful energy flowing through her legs,
Cara wants to revise her story to have a stronger introduction for the character Kailey.
Which sentence best accomplishes this goal?
1. Kailey grew up in a big, happy family.
O2. Kailey was always the child who just could not sit still,
O 3. Kailey liked sports, but was insecure about her athletic skills.
O 4. Kailey was proud of herself for taking a chance and trying something new.