The red haired boy’s eyes widened with Jerry was thinking of the stories he’d tell his admiration. think this will be just as tough,” he classmates at school tomorrow. How he took on “I said, without conviction. the Thunder Clapper and the Whirl-Away, straight off. take the meanest ones first,” he would “You doubt it,” Jerry scoffed. it’ll probably help tell them. “I “But build your confidence.” The Whirl-Away, spinning at an ever-increasing, The thrill seekers were led to their places by the rose three hundred feet off the ground. Whirl-Away attendance, and strapped into the spokes of the machine in upright standing Jerry became aware of a dizzy sensation. The then positions. sense of motion ceased, and suddenly he was free of movement and sound. He was in the air, Again, there was an announcement over the public hurtling headlong downward. isn’t fair!” he “It address system. It was the usual drivel that Jerry tried to shout. said one in eight—one in “They hardly heard. eight!” was relaxed: a calm smile played over his lips. Men from the pit moved into position with their He settled back, ready to enjoy this new experience black plastic bags. But Jerry did not see them; nor to the fullest. was he conscious when he ceased to the earth, meeting it face to face at The Whirl-Away began to vibrate, its engines almost the speed of sound. whooshing like a great wind storm. The structure throbbed and gained speed until the passengers near the rim were moving at about two hundred miles an hour. Answer the following constructed response question: What does the story foreshadow? Give two details from the story.
The red haired boy’s eyes widened with admiration. “I think this will be just as tough,” he said, without conviction. “I doubt it,” Jerry scoffed. “But it’ll probably help build your confidence.” The thrill seekers were led to their places by the Whirl-Away attendance, and strapped into the spokes of the machine in upright standing positions. Again, there was an announcement over the public address system. It was the usual drivel that Jerry hardly heard. was relaxed: a calm smile played over his lips. He settled back, ready to enjoy this new experience to the fullest. The Whirl-Away began to vibrate, its engines whooshing like a great wind storm. The structure throbbed and gained speed until the passengers near the rim were moving at about two hundred miles an hour. Answer the following constructed response question: What does the story foreshadow? Give two details from the story. Jerry was thinking of the stories he’d tell his classmates at school tomorrow. How he took on the Thunder Clapper and the Whirl-Away, straight off. “You take the meanest ones first,” he would tell them. The Whirl-Away, spinning at an ever-increasing, rose three hundred feet off the ground. Jerry became aware of a dizzy sensation. The then sense of motion ceased, and suddenly he was free of movement and sound. He was in the air, hurtling headlong downward. “It isn’t fair!” he tried to shout. “They said one in eight—one in eight!” Men from the pit moved into position with their black plastic bags. But Jerry did not see them; nor was he conscious when he ceased to the earth, meeting it face to face at almost the speed of sound.
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