Sentence 1: ALex was an honor roll student with sharp skills and wit. 
 Sentence 3: No one came close to his high level of astuteness 
 Sentence 4:  He became bored with the competition and sought for a challenge 
 Sentence 5:  In the end he was never beat and remained the school's smartest pupil 
 Option 1: He would win the school's local spelling bee's with ease and grace. 
 Option 2: He would lose in the school's local spelling bee's with embarrassment.