Accessibility NotepadLine ReaderFeatureRead the selection and answer each question.Ahmed and the Hakim Kids(1)“Ahmed, I need your help this afternoon!” my mom yelled as I walked in the back door after school. “We’re going to have some overnight visitors!” I thought about what this meant: I’d be washing sheets and vacuuming floors, but at least Mom wouldn’t make me clean my room too—I could just keep the door closed.(2)“Who’s coming?” I asked.(3)“Mr. and Mrs. Hakim are going out, and they asked if we could babysit Nadia and Rabbie.”(4)My stomach instantly sank. Nadia and Rabbie Hakim were six and eight years old, and both were bundles of energy. I did not like the idea of having to entertain a couple of little kids all night. “Please tell me they’ll stay out of my room,” I pleaded, dreading the thought of what could be hours of additional cleanup.(5)Mom looked at me with an amused smile. “They’re going to stay in the guest room. Please get a box of your old toys out of the basement for them to play with.”(6)I did my chores as quickly as possible, and when the Hakim kids arrived, I reluctantly came out of my room. “Hi, guys,” I said, a bit uncomfortably.(7)Nadia and Rabbie, however, were not the slightest bit uncomfortable. “Hi, Ahmed!” shouted Rabbie, smiling gleefully while Nadia galloped up and gave me a gigantic hug.(8)I had to smile as I hugged Nadia and high-fived Rabbie. They chattered on as they stashed their things in the guest room, rooted through some of my old toys, and finally settled down to devour dinner.(9)Since Mom had designed activities to keep the kids occupied, I realized I could disappear into my room if I wanted. But I had to stay and play for a little while longer because I didn’t want to disappoint the kids, right? Soon I found myself engulfed by cushions we stole from the couch to build a fort.(10)When our activities spilled from the fort onto the now bare sofa, the kids began poking their fingers down along the inside of its arms and back. They squealed with delight as they pulled out treasure: a couple of quarters and a bent key. Rabbie insisted that Nadia and I each keep one of the quarters, reserving the key for himself.(11)Finally I created a bedtime story about clever Princess Nadia and generous Prince Rabbie; these fortunate youngsters had a pet dragon named Ahmed, who flew them all over the world on his back.(12)“One day,” I continued, “Ahmed appeared with a golden key in his claws and deposited it at the feet of the prince and princess. They scrambled onto his back, and he flew them to a remote cave in a faraway mountain. There, they walked through unending passageways, lit only by the glow of Ahmed’s fire-breath. At last they discovered a treasure chest standing in the center of a lake. A bridge led to the chest, but a gate barred their way. On the gate was carved a mysterious message: Fibonacci 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, X.”(13)“Fibonacci?” the real Rabbie interrupted. I explained that he was a famous mathematician who described a number series that is named for him. “What would be the next number?” I asked.(14)The real Nadia squinted her eyes and thought. “Wait, I understand it!” she declared. “It’s 13! You take a number and add the number right before it to get the next one.(15)“Excellent,” I said, continuing the story. “Princess Nadia, being clever, soon realized the answer to the puzzle was 13! With that, the gate swung open, and the three approached the chest. Of course, the golden key fit exactly, and the lid opened to reveal treasure beyond counting, plus a few quarters. Ahmed carried the kids and the chest back to the castle. Once there, Prince Rabbie suggested that the treasure be divided among all the clever and generous children throughout the kingdom, and Princess Nadia agreed.”(16)Soon the two children were asleep, and I retired to the couch, realizing that I was quite weary myself. Mom came into the living room, sat down beside me, and put her arm around my shoulders.(17)“I’m very proud of you,” she whispered. “You might want to think about doing this regularly; you’re really good at it, and the money would be nice.”(18)I hadn’t thought about getting paid for playing with kids. It had been an exhausting night, but it had been a lot of fun, too, so I smiled and said, “I’ll think about it!”QuestionRead the sentence from paragraph 12.They scrambled onto his back, and he flew them to a remote cave in a faraway mountain.Which word means the opposite of remote as it is used in the sentence?ResponsesmysteriousmysteriousbottomlessbottomlesshiddenhiddennearbynearbySkip to navigationHighlightResponse MaskingBackNext