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Daily 
Warm-Up
13
Fiction: Fantasy
Dragon Games
“Hey, Zao, let’s go!” 
Zao opened one eye to see his friend, Areo, standing 
above him. He jumped up and flapped his wings to 
work out the kinks. “I’m ready when you are!” 
“Alright then! Follow me!” Areo took off like an arrow 
from a bow, straight into the air, her wings glimmering 
in the early-morning sunlight. Zao followed, full of 
anticipation because they were finally old enough to 
compete in the dragon games, a festival held every year 
for young dragons. After the competition, contenders 
left the clan for three years on a legendary quest, with 
successful completion granting them Drake status.
The games were designed to train young dragons for 
their quest.
“Come on, hurry up!” called Areo. Zao cleared his 
head, realizing that Areo was far ahead of him. She did 
a quick turning maneuver, allowing Zao to catch up.
The enormous stone coliseum accommodated over 300 
dragons, and their clan had 200 Drakes—mature 
dragons who had passed their quests—as well as 100 
dragons who had yet to become Drakes. Zao sighed as 
he scanned the field where everyone else had already 
arrived, awaiting the first event. He had expected they 
would compete with the younger dragons, as he and 
Areo were the smallest and youngest dragons by at least 
a full year. Shaking his head, Zao determined it didn’t 
matter as he was ready to compete and win. He 
glanced at Areo to discover her expression mirrored his 
thoughts. They flew down to join the other dragons in 
the circle as an elder Dragon with silver scales and a 
massive wingspan addressed them. “For your first 
challenge, the first dragon to reach the top of the pillar 
of flames will win the event.” He reared up on his great 
hind legs, took a deep breath, opened his jaws, and let 
loose a giant column of flame. Zao and Aero took 
flight, straight into the air.
Text Questions
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 1 . Why did Zao sigh?
a. He was exasperated with Areo.
b. He was disappointed they were not competing with younger dragons.
c. He was discouraged because he failed his first attempt.
d. He was impatient to get started.