Question

rafa wasnt convinced. \thats easy for you to say, taj,\ he said. \youve been acting in plays for years; youre used to being in front of an audience.\
taj smiled in agreement and said, \yes, ive had more experience, but the key to a confident delivery is rehearsal.\
worrying about the project wasnt getting rafa anywhere. he focused his attention on the part of the project he knew he was good at: research. effortlessly, he began researching nikola tesla, a pioneer in the area of electricity. rafa confidently moved through the steps in the research process: identifying a topic, searching for information, evaluating sources, taking notes. suddenly, caught by a familiar fear, he stopped short of the last step, which was writing the report. \cmon rafa,\ he said to himself. \just write it.\ tentatively, he continued working on the report for two weeks.
rafa felt confident that the highlights of teslas career would make for an engaging presentation. the report was cohesive, the research was thorough, and the diagrams were accurate. but when rafa rehearsed the presentation in front of a mirror, he tripped over his words and gave up before covering all the great research he had prepared. what had taj said about memorizing words?
this question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b.
part b
which evidence from the passage best supports the answer to part a?
\and,\ mrs. williams said with a big smile, \the student giving the best presentation will be invited to compete in a statewide competition called historys heroes.\
taj smiled in agreement and said, \yes, ive had more experience, but the key to a confident delivery is rehearsal.\
but when rafa rehearsed the presentation in front of a mirror, he tripped over his words and gave up before covering all the great research he had prepared.
taj gave him a thumbs - up from across the room.

Explanation:

• Option a is about a competition and not related to rehearsal.
• Option b directly mentions "rehearsal" as the key to confident delivery, which would support an answer related to rehearsal being important.
• Option c shows a failed rehearsal attempt but doesn't support an answer about what rehearsal is (if part A was about what helps with confident delivery).
• Option d is about a thumbs - up and not related to rehearsal.

Answer:

B. Taj smiled in agreement and said, “Yes, I’ve had more experience, but the key to a confident delivery is rehearsal.”