Question 3 of 10 • PBCSD_CR_1001375_English 3_for_Credit_Recovery_S1andS2_2015
Read the introduction to Cole’s personal narrative, “Too Cool for School?”On my first day at Crestwood High School, I was ______ that no one would like me. I had just moved to town, and it seemed to me that my classmates had known each other for years. I hated being the new kid. I walked down the hall with my head down and my shoulders hunched. I sat by myself at lunch, despite several invitations. After about three weeks, things ______. At lunch one day, a boy approached my table and sat down. He asked, “Why don’t you like us? Why don’t you want to hang out with us?” I couldn’t believe it! I had thought that they didn’t want to spend time with me.The boy’s name was Craig, and he insisted that I come sit with him and his friends. I haven’t sat alone since, and now when I ______ down the hall, I keep my head up and I smile. Which words correctly fill in the blanks?