Daniel and his friend Alex were hanging out after school and playing basketball Daniel hated playing with Alex because Alex felt the need to trash talk during the game, telling Daniel what a lousy player Daniel was. The thing that bothered him even more than that was the way Alex would talk about how much better he was than Daniel. After beating him in three straight"games, Alex decided to call it a day. "I'm tired of beating you," Alex said to Daniel. "It's not even funny anymore." "Shut up," Daniel responded. Just then, David and his friends took the court. David played forward for the school's varsity squad. He was two years older than Daniel but they used to be neighbors when they were in middle school. As good as Alex was at basketball, David was better.David even tried to give Daniel tips. "Don't listen to the talk," he once told Daniel. "Just block it out and focus. When you get in a zone, nothing else around you matters." Daniel waved at David who waved back. The boys stayed and watched David and his friends play for a few minutes before Alex got bored. 9 How does Alex contribute to the plot of the story? A. He causes a feud between Daniel and David. B. He causes David to not make the school's basketball team. OC. He constantly talks down to Daniel and makes him feel inferior. D. He pushes the man into Belkin's Gorge.

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Daniel and his friend Alex were hanging out after school and playing basketball Daniel hated playing with Alex because Alex felt the need to trash talk during the game, telling Daniel what a lousy player Daniel was. The thing that bothered him even more than that was the way Alex would talk about how much better he was than Daniel. After beating him in three straight"games, Alex decided to call it a day. "I'm tired of beating you," Alex said to Daniel. "It's not even funny anymore." "Shut up," Daniel responded. Just then, David and his friends took the court. David played forward for the school's varsity squad. He was two years older than Daniel but they used to be neighbors when they were in middle school. As good as Alex was at basketball, David was better.David even tried to give Daniel tips. "Don't listen to the talk," he once told Daniel. "Just block it out and focus. When you get in a zone, nothing else around you matters." Daniel waved at David who waved back. The boys stayed and watched David and his friends play for a few minutes before Alex got bored. 9 How does Alex contribute to the plot of the story? A. He causes a feud between Daniel and David. B. He causes David to not make the school's basketball team. OC. He constantly talks down to Daniel and makes him feel inferior. D. He pushes the man into Belkin's Gorge.

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'C' is the correct answer. Alex contributes to the plot of the story by constantly talking down to Daniel and making him feel inferior.

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## Step 1The problem is asking us to identify the role of Alex in the story. We need to analyze the text to understand how Alex's actions and words affect the plot.## Step 2From the text, we can see that Alex is a basketball player who often talks down to Daniel, making him feel inferior. This is evident from the text where it says, "Alex would talk about how much better he was than Daniel."## Step 3We can also see that Alex's behavior does not cause a feud between Daniel and David. In fact, David is portrayed as a positive influence, giving Daniel tips and encouraging him.## Step 4There is no evidence in the text that Alex causes David not to make the school's basketball team. David is described as being better than Alex at basketball, and there is no mention of him not making the team.## Step 5The text does not mention any incident where Alex pushes a man into Belkin's Gorge. Therefore, this option is not relevant to the story.

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