Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. (2) Passage 1 Good Enough 1 Joey trudged out to his car, opened the door, and slammed It behind him in frustration. Sitting at the steering wheel, he replayed the entire flasco from the afternoon's basketball scrimmage in his mind. He envisioned the ball bouncing off the rim and landing in the hands of his opponent instead of smoothly falling through the net-a critical misstep that set in motion a blizzard of scoring by the other side that started with a three -point shot, followed by two more quick baskets. 2 Joey buckled his seat belt and mulled over the remarks his team captain had made after scrimmage. Although Austin had not called out Joey specifically, he had insinuated that players lacking focus and unwilling to "go the extra mile"would be replaced on game day.Austin's comments stung. Joey realized he had made several blunders; however, that didn't mean he wasn't trying.In fact, he had willingly put in hours of additional practice each night at home in his driveway. For some reason, though; he kept making careless mistakes. 3. What really bothered Joey was that he had disappointed Austh Joey siqhed Use "Good Enough" and "Simply Me" to answer the following question. How do Joey in the story "Good Enough" and the speaker in the poem "Simply Me" DIFFER in the way they learn to accept their imperfections? A Joey needs to have a positive interaction with someone else, while the speaker listens to her internal voice. B others. Joey relies on the reassurance of his teammates while the speaker ignores criticism from C Joey relies on support from his mother, while the speaker learns from her surroundings. D Joey uses his imperfections to improve, while the speaker weighs herself against others.

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Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. (2) Passage 1 Good Enough 1 Joey trudged out to his car, opened the door, and slammed It behind him in frustration. Sitting at the steering wheel, he replayed the entire flasco from the afternoon's basketball scrimmage in his mind. He envisioned the ball bouncing off the rim and landing in the hands of his opponent instead of smoothly falling through the net-a critical misstep that set in motion a blizzard of scoring by the other side that started with a three -point shot, followed by two more quick baskets. 2 Joey buckled his seat belt and mulled over the remarks his team captain had made after scrimmage. Although Austin had not called out Joey specifically, he had insinuated that players lacking focus and unwilling to "go the extra mile"would be replaced on game day.Austin's comments stung. Joey realized he had made several blunders; however, that didn't mean he wasn't trying.In fact, he had willingly put in hours of additional practice each night at home in his driveway. For some reason, though; he kept making careless mistakes. 3. What really bothered Joey was that he had disappointed Austh Joey siqhed Use "Good Enough" and "Simply Me" to answer the following question. How do Joey in the story "Good Enough" and the speaker in the poem "Simply Me" DIFFER in the way they learn to accept their imperfections? A Joey needs to have a positive interaction with someone else, while the speaker listens to her internal voice. B others. Joey relies on the reassurance of his teammates while the speaker ignores criticism from C Joey relies on support from his mother, while the speaker learns from her surroundings. D Joey uses his imperfections to improve, while the speaker weighs herself against others.

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The correct answer is 'D'. Joey uses his imperfections to improve, while the speaker in the poem "Simply Me" weighs herself against others.

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## Step 1 The problem is a reading comprehension question that requires understanding the characters' motivations and actions in the given text. The text is about a character named Joey who is dealing with his imperfections and the way he learns to accept them. ## Step 2 The question asks us to compare how Joey and the speaker in the poem "Simply Me" learn to accept their imperfections. We need to analyze the text and the options given to find the correct answer. ## Step 3 From the text, we can see that Joey is bothered by his imperfections and he is trying to improve. He is not relying on others' reassurance or support, but he is using his imperfections as a motivation to improve. ## Step 4 Now, let's analyze the options. Option A suggests that Joey needs a positive interaction with someone else, which is not mentioned in the text. Option B suggests that Joey relies on the reassurance of his teammates, which is also not mentioned in the text. Option C suggests that Joey relies on support from his mother, which is not mentioned in the text. Option D suggests that Joey uses his imperfections to improve, which is consistent with the text.

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