Then Mr. Grabowski, a substitute teacher in his science class, asked him to read aloud a passage about insects. Lionel had always been one of the weakest readers in class. For a time, he got extra help figuring out letters and sounds. Though it happened years ago, Lionel remembered the moment as if it was yesterday.
<span>C. The assonance between “chasm” and “slanted” I think is the answer. I could be wrong though.
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This is basically telling you to read the passage and filling the blanks with words you see in the passage hope this helps