Question

tuesday
read the passage.
highlight the reason josh sat behind hannah.
underline the reason hannah was excited.
color the words that show why hannah would still be sticking to the assignment quest rules if she used emmas idea.
underline the words that suggest that emma does not have a high opinion of joshs abilities.
circle the word that shows where hannah intends to find help with her assignment.
hannah sat with emma, a girl from the year above. josh hid in the seat behind hannah, waiting for another chance to talk to her. then he overheard hannahs plan.
\that is such a good idea,\ cried hannah with excitement. \it gets me out of working with super pain and im not cheating or breaking any of the assignment quest rules.\
\exactly,\ agreed emma. \youre still working in a team and youre not swapping him for someone else. youre just getting him to do what hes best at — which in this case isnt much.\
they both giggled.
josh heard hannah say, \so whats the web address for this site, emma? id better write it down.\
1 why did josh hide in the seat behind hannah?
2 carefully explain why hannah was excited.
3 what caused the girls to giggle?
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Explanation:

1. The passage directly states Josh's reason for hiding.
2. Hannah's excitement comes from escaping an unwanted partner while following rules.
3. The girls giggle over their shared low opinion of Josh's abilities.

Answer:

1. Josh hid in the seat behind Hannah because he was waiting for another chance to talk to her.
2. Hannah was excited because Emma's idea let her stop working with "Super Pain" (an unwanted partner) while still following the Assignment Quest rules, so she didn't feel like she was cheating.
3. The girls giggled because they were mocking Josh's limited abilities, as Emma pointed out he isn't good at much, and they found this funny while discussing their plan.