The school bell rang, marking the start of the first period: math. Right on cue, the homeroom teacher, Mr. Marshall, walked into the classroom carrying a stack of test papers.
"The results for the diagnostic test from the first day of school are out," he announced. "I'll hand out the papers now. The questions were quite difficult this time, but overall, you all did well. It seems no one slacked off over the summer break."
Hearing this, the students breathed a collective sigh of relief. They sat up straight, eagerly waiting for their papers and hoping for a high score.
"Monica Sullivan, ninety-four. The highest score in the class," Mr. Marshall said as he handed out the tests, reading the grades aloud.
