Question

6the audience’s applause sounded like ocean waves and made her feel welcome. still, she could feel those butterflies fluttering in her belly, and she felt her palms start to sweat. nadia had already performed her routine backstage, but it seemed as if it hadn’t worked this time! she sat down on the piano bench and looked at the black and white keys, which seemed unfamiliar now.
7for a moment, she panicked and glanced at the audience in front of her. nadia spotted her mother in the first row. seeing her mother made her think of home and lucky. this time, when she looked down at the piano keys, she imagined she was at home with lucky beside her. in that moment, her nerves settled as she forgot about the audience eagerly awaiting her performance. now that it was just her and lucky, she struck the first note, and the other notes just fell in line with ease. when nadia hit the last note, she turned to the audience and smiled. just as she did, the audience erupted in applause.
in section two, the term envision means
a “to dream of the past.”
b “to picture one’s self.”
c “to wish they were there.”
d “to think of the last time.”

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "envision", we analyze the context. In the passage, Nadia "imagined she was at home with Lucky beside her" when looking at the piano keys. Option B, "to picture one’s self", aligns with this act of visualizing a scenario. Option A is incorrect as it focuses on the past, but the text is about imagining a present - like scenario at home. Option C is about wishing others were there, which is not what the text shows. Option D is about thinking of the last time, which also doesn't match the context of imagining a current - like situation at home.

Answer:

B. "to picture one’s self."