Question

At C Average Middle School, the buck stopped with me. Not that I was nobody last year. I was still probably the most happening seventh grader in the place. But it isn’t really your school until you’re a senior. I wasn’t going to drop the ball on any of it. For example, the election for eighth grade president was coming up. Not that I was running myself. God forbid. The tradition at C Average was to nominate the biggest loser in the building. No one runs against him, of course, and he wins automatically. Then, for the rest of the year, you get the pleasure of watching President Bonehead giving speeches, running assemblies, and making a complete idiot out of himself. It’s top-notch entertainment—if you nail exactly the right guy. I was pretty sure I had the front-runner all picked out. Ever since kindergarten, the primo nerd, bar none, had been Hugh Winkleman. Over the years, the doofus had been on the receiving end of so many wedgies that he had elastic waistband material fused to the top of his head—pardon the exaggeration. In a million years, there could not have been anyone more perfect for this job than Hugh. Or so I thought

Question at position 1
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Multiple Choice
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Question at position 1

What does the narrator mean when he says “drop the ball” in the passage?


C He was not going to make any mistakes.


D He was not going to miss the opportunity.


A He was not going to like all the work ahead.


B He was not going to let the ball get away.

Question at position 2
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Multiple Choice
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Question at position 2

Why did the narrator use the exaggeration at the end of the passage?



D to describe what Hugh looked like in middle school


C to explain how he felt about Hugh being teased by other students



B to emphasize the severity at which Hugh was teased



A to show why Hugh stood out as a nerd

Answer 1

**Question 1: What does the narrator mean when he says “drop the ball” in the passage?**

**C He was not going to make any mistakes.**

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**Question 2: Why did the narrator use the exaggeration at the end of the passage?**

**B to emphasize the severity at which Hugh was teased.**