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Fear
Meryl Turner, an eighth grader at Ashmore Middle School, was furious when her mother, Sandra, enrolled her for swimming classes
without her permission.
She shrieked, "Mom, why would you do something like this? You know how uncomfortable I am in watert"
Sandra calmly replied, "Darling, don't you think it's time you tried to let go of this fear? I used to be afraid of trying out new things, but
once I let go of my doubts, I saw how silly my fears were. Please do this for me, Meryll"
Meryl respected her mother, so she took a few moments to ponder over Sandra's
words. Then she said, "OK, Mom. I'm ready to take
swimming lessons.
At first, it was difficult for Meryl to get the hang of swimming. While she did OK in the shallow end of the pool, she could not find the
courage to go into the deep end. Luckily for Meryl, her instructor Harry was kind and patient, and gave her sufficient time to get
accustomed to every area of the pool.
Once she was comfortable in deep water, Harry coached Meryl for two hours every day until she had perfected the basic strokes,

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How does Sandra contribute to the theme of the story?
ОА. Sandra chooses the best instructor for Meryl
ОВ.
Sandra tricks Meryl into learning how to swim.
OC
Sandra helps calm Meryl when she is angry
OD
Sandra encourages Meryl to
her
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