The idea that is stated explicitly in the text is: "Raphael always wins races."
1. Read the paragraph and answer the question: "Which idea is stated explicitly (directly) in the text?
"Then the second-graders line up for the thirty-yard dash and I don’t even bother to turn my head to watch cause Raphael Perez always wins. He wins before he even begins by 'scaring' the runners, telling them they’re going to trip on their shoelaces and fall on their faces or lose their shorts or something, which he doesn’t really have to do since he is very fast, almost as fast as I am."1. Read the paragraph and answer the question: "Which idea is stated explicitly (directly) in the text? "Then the second-graders line up for the thirty-yard dash and I don’t even bother to turn my head to watch cause Raphael Perez always wins. He wins before he even begins by 'scaring' the runners, telling them they’re going to trip on their shoelaces and fall on their faces or lose their shorts or something, which he doesn’t really have to do since he is very fast, almost as fast as I am."(1 point)
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Raphael always wins races.
Raphael always wins races.
Raphael will get in trouble for scaring his opponents.
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