Question

passage 3
the big day
bella hopped out of bed and looked at her calendar. \yes! its finally here!\ she said to herself. she looked towards the chair in her room and smiled. the swimsuit she convinced her mom to buy her weeks ago when she received edwards invitation was laying out ready to go. sitting on the floor next to it was edwards present, an autographed copy of twilight (she saw him reading it during silent reading last week at school). bella glanced at her phone. just six hours until the pool party. she imagined herself standing by as edward opened her present. he would smile at her, and that would be the moment he realized they were meant to be together forever. bella just knew it! she did a happy dance and jumped up and down in the middle of her room.
she froze as her stomach started rumbling and rolling, and she flashed back to the leftover shrimp she had for dinner last night. it was only a week old and it smelled ok - ish. it seemed like a good idea... at the time. bella started to feel clammy and her stomach all of a sudden felt like it was being squeezed in an iron fist. she bolted for the bathroom. when bellas mom heard the unfortunate sounds coming from the bathroom, she ran to check on her. she walked in and found bella laying on the cool tile with silent tears running down her face.
which selection from the passage best supports your inference? *
○ she imagined herself standing by as edward opened her present.
○ sitting on the floor next to it was edwards present, an autographed copy of twilight
○ when she walked in, she found bella laying on the cool tile with silent tears running down her face.
○ she did a happy dance and jumped up and down in the middle of her room. she froze as her stomach started rumbling and rolling.

Explanation:

To determine the best supporting selection, we analyze each option:

• The first option is about Bella's imagination of Edward opening the present, which doesn't relate to a negative event or inference about her getting sick.
• The second option describes Edward's present, which is irrelevant to any inference about Bella's condition.
• The third option shows Bella's sad state but doesn't directly connect to the cause (like getting sick from food).
• The fourth option shows Bella's happy behavior suddenly stopping as her stomach starts acting up, which connects to the inference that the leftover shrimp (mentioned earlier) made her sick. This shows the transition from excitement to illness, supporting the inference about her getting sick.

Answer:

She did a happy dance and jumped up and down in the middle of her room. She froze as her stomach started rumbling and rolling.