Question

as they train, students develop confidence. \the words i cant are completely erased from your vocabulary,\ one kid says. \you do things youd never think you could do!\

melissa agrees. she took part in a circus of the kids program. when the circus came to her school, melissa was nervous. she was afraid of heights. she was afraid to try many of the acts. a few weeks later, melissa and two other girls were doing the triple lira act. in this act, the girls climb onto three connected hoops that hang from the ceiling. as the hoops spin, the girls do stunts such as hanging upside down. \she loves the act,\ said her mother. \and im very proud of her.\

identify cause and effect
what caused melissa to feel nervous when the circus came to her school?

• highlight in yellow a fear that melissa had before the circus came to school.
• highlight in red what melissa was afraid of doing in the circus.

Explanation:

To determine what caused Melissa to feel nervous when the circus came to her school, we analyze her fears:

1. For the yellow highlight (fear before the circus came): The text states "She was afraid of heights." This fear existed prior to the circus event at school and relates to the circus acts (like the Triple Lira act with hoops hanging from the ceiling) that would involve heights.
2. For the red highlight (fear of doing in the circus): The text says "She was afraid to try many of the acts." This shows her fear of attempting the circus acts, likely due to her fear of heights and the nature of the acts.

The cause of her nervousness is her pre - existing fear of heights (yellow highlight: "She was afraid of heights") and her fear of trying the circus acts (red highlight: "She was afraid to try many of the acts"). But the main cause related to the circus coming to school is her fear of heights (as the circus acts would involve heights) and her fear of trying the acts. However, the key pre - circus fear that led to nervousness during the circus at school is her fear of heights.

Answer:

• Yellow highlight: "She was afraid of heights"
• Red highlight: "She was afraid to try many of the acts"

The cause of Melissa's nervousness when the circus came to her school was her fear of heights (and subsequent fear of trying many circus acts).