easy · Act reading
Passage: "Maya had practiced her speech a dozen times in front of the bathroom mirror, but the moment she stepped onto the stage the gymnasium seemed to swell to twice its size. Her notecards trembled in her hand. Then she spotted her little brother in the third row, grinning and giving her an exaggerated thumbs-up, and something in her chest loosened. She took a breath, set the cards down on the podium, and began to speak in her own steady voice." What causes the change in Maya's feelings during the passage?
- Seeing her brother give her an encouraging thumbs-up.
- Reading carefully from her trembling notecards.
- The gymnasium suddenly becoming smaller.
- Finishing her speech to loud applause.
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