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Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.
1. Why is Miya upset at the beginning of the passage?
How do you know this?
2. Why does Miya put her phone in the cup of rice?
How do you know this?
3. Why is Miya relieved but still worried at the end of the text?
How do you know this?
Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.
1. Why is Miya upset at the beginning of the passage?
How do you know this?
2. Why does Miya put her phone in the cup of rice?
How do you know this?
3. Why is Miya relieved but still worried at the end of the text?
How do you know this?