Question

Part A

In the story "First Steps," what helps Maria understand and accept the new things she encounters on the planet?


She draws on what she has been taught and told about life on planets.

Maria is fearless and wants to be first among her friends to take adventures.

She uses breathing techniques to stay calm and focused.

Maria has visited the new planet with her parents in the past.
Question 2
Part B

Which text evidence best supports the answer to Part A?


"Maria whispered to herself, remembering the videos in her science lessons."

""...they had traveled across the galaxy to find their family a new home, with clean air and good soil, and she knew this planet was for them."

"Maria glanced back and saw that he was helping her friends take tentative first steps in the new world."

"She was doing what others had previously thought impossible—taking steps on a new world."

Answer 1

Part A

She draws on what she has been taught and told about life on planets.

Part B

"Maria whispered to herself, remembering the videos in her science lessons."