Passage 1
Passage 2
Phaethon
Review the first three paragraphs of
Passage 2, on page 1.
Helios was the sun god who drove the
chariot of the sun across the sky every
day so that it could rise in the morning
and set at night. He had a son named
Phaethon who was young and bold.
Phaethon longed to drive the fantastic
chariot and pleaded with his father to
allow him to try. Tickled and somewhat
impressed by Phaethon's bravery, Helios
finally agreed.
Click the sentence in the paragraphs that
BEST supports the idea that Phoebe's father
in Passage 2 feels the same about her as
Phaethon's father in Passage 1 feels about
Phaethon.
Thrilled, Phaethon took the reigns and
instantly lost control of the vigorous, wild
horses. The chariot wildly moved this way