Question

bird of a different feather
carleen huddled in the corner of the living room next to the dusty piano.
carleen’s sisters took up the center of the room, reliving their latest basketball victory, and her parents watched from the couch, bursting with pride and talk of future college scholarships. across the living room, her aunt rayann, who’d just dropped by, sat quietly twirling her beaded braids and listening.
in her family, carleen was a bird of a different feather. unlike her more athletic sisters, she’d won a starring role in the school musical.
which sentence best explains why carleen starts singing in the living room?
she wants to perform a song for her aunt.
she hopes her family will pay attention to her.
she needs to practice for the school musical.
she feels happy that her sisters won.

Explanation:

Carleen is isolated in the corner while her family focuses entirely on her athletic sisters' victory. As the non-athletic member of the family with a school musical role, she would likely sing to redirect her family's attention to her own achievement. The other options are not supported: there's no mention of performing for her aunt, practicing specifically, or singing out of happiness for her sisters.

Answer:

She hopes her family will pay attention to her.