HiSET Reading Practice Questions - HiSET Language Arts - Reading Exam

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Read the following passage, then answer the question. "Maria had rehearsed the speech a hundred times in front of her mirror, but standing before the actual audience, the words dissolved like sugar in rain. Her hands gripped the podium. She stared at the rows of expectant faces. Then, from somewhere in the third row, her mother gave a small nod — and the words returned, flooding back as if they had never left." The phrase 'the words dissolved like sugar in rain' most likely means that Maria:

Forgot her speech as soon as she faced the audience. Decided to improvise instead of using her prepared text. Spoke so quickly her words were hard to understand. Found that her rehearsed speech no longer felt relevant.

Correct Answer:

Forgot her speech as soon as she faced the audience.

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