Question

Read the paragraph.

Jenna hoisted her backpack and hustled toward her locker. She fidgeted her foot while twirling the familiar numbers, silently reciting the properties of matter she expected to see on her science test. With a hasty stuff-and-switch maneuver, she grabbed the notebook needed for her first class.

Which words reveal the pace of the story? Select 3 options.

backpack
hustled
fidgeted
familiar numbers
science test
hasty

Answer 1

hustled
fidgeted
hasty

These words indicate quick or nervous movement and so convey the story's brisk pace.