After five successive failures, she is now ________, not wanting to put in any more effort.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph in each of the following questions.

a. During the days leading up to her big SAT exam, Emily was really on edge.

b. Her future felt like it was at stake, and she didn’t want to lose face in front of her teachers and classmates by doing poorly.

c. Every little noise in her house seemed louder than usual, and she would sometimes tear her hair out trying to remember all the facts she had studied.

d. Remembering her hard work, Emily took deep breaths and managed to finish the exam feeling confident.

e. The next day, Emily tried to keep her feelings under control. She knew that panicking would not help.

f. The night before the exam, Emily was undecided about staying up late to study more or getting some sleep to be well-rested