q=The+High+School+Step+Team+Karla%E2%80%99s+cousin+Jade+urged+her+to+join+the+step+team.+%E2%80%9CThis+afternoon+you+should+definitely+try+out!%E2%80%9D+Jade+suggested+after+the+final+bell+rang.+%E2%80%9CI+know+she+wants+the+best+for+me%2C%E2%80%9D+Karla+thought+to+herself%2C+%E2%80%9Cbut+I%E2%80%99m+not+sure+I%E2%80%99d+be+any+good%2C+and+I%E2%80%99d+feel+embarrassed+if+I+messed+up+in+front+of+others.%E2%80%9D+Karla+had+seen+step+teams+in+action%3A+they+stomped%2C+they+clapped%2C+and+they+performed+all+kinds+of+skillful%2C+synchronized+moves.+%E2%80%9COur+team+is+not+as+amazing+as+professional+steppers%2C+but+we+have+a+lot+of+fun!%E2%80%9D+Jade+said.+%E2%80%9CAlso%2C+if+you+join+the+team%2C+you+will+instantly+have+forty+new+friends!%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CI+like+the+idea+of+forty+new+friends%2C%E2%80%9D+Karla+thought+to+herself.+%E2%80%9CStill%2C+I%E2%80%99m+worried+about+bringing+up+my+math+grade.+I%E2%80%99d+better+play+it+safe+for+now%2C%22+she+decided.+%E2%80%9CI+really+appreciate+your+concern%2C+but+I%E2%80%99ve+got+to+say+no+thanks+for+now%2C%E2%80%9D+Karla+told+Jade.+%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m+going+for+after-school+help+in+math.%E2%80%9D+As+Karla+turned+away+from+Jade+and+walked+down+the+hall+towards+the+math+class%2C+she+pictured+her+cousin+shrugging+her+shoulders.+%E2%80%9COkay%2C+do+whatever+you+think+is+best%2C%E2%80%9D+Jade+said.+%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99ll+see+you+at+home.%E2%80%9D+Karla+went+to+the+after-school+math+session.+The+work+was+challenging%2C+and+she+had+to+concentrate.+The+teacher+said+nice+things+to+Karla+about+her+effors Just inside the door Aisha and Tasha were standing at the pencil sharpener. Just inside the door Aisha and Tasha were standing at the pencil sharpener. Mr. Carver was across the hall helping a student with a math problem. Mr. Carver was across the hall helping a student with a math problem. "I hate the cold, and besides, I’m not sure I like sledding." "I hate the cold, and besides, I’m not sure I like sledding." “She and Jeremy don’t get along very well.”
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