Question

sounded. hearing claudia’s performance motivated julian to play better. he was so eager to improve that he started practicing every day. which phrase from the paragraph helps you understand the meaning of motivate? practicing every day took guitar lessons eager to improve played a song

Explanation:

To understand "motivate", we analyze the options: "eager to improve" shows Julian's desire to get better, which connects to being motivated (since motivation drives action for improvement). "Practicing every day" is a result, "took guitar lessons" isn't in the paragraph, and "played a song" is unrelated. So "eager to improve" helps define "motivate".

Answer:

C. eager to improve