Is Boredom Really that Bad? Your alarm buzzes and you reach for your phone. First, you read text messages, and then you check social media. You post selfies on Insta..gram while you wait for the bus. Kids your age are the busiest kids in history. Kids need to take time to experience boredom.

Boredom is important for kids to experience. In the past, boredom was just a part of life. If your mom was late picking you up from school you just stood there. You didn't have a phone to entertain you in the car. You sat in the backseat and stared out the window. But today boredom is easy to avoid.

Some experts say that boredom is good for you. They say that boredom allows you time to think about how you feel. It helps you sort out confusing feelings, and remember fond memories. If you are never bored this thoughtful part of your brain doesn't work enough and it won't work as well.

Some people claim that boredom can lead to worry. This can be avoided if kids are taught to channel their thoughts into positive things. For example, a kid can imagine their dream job or think about their future. If adults teach kids to deal with boredom in a positive way there are many benefits.

Being able to do nothing happily is an important skill. So, take time to go for a walk without your phone, or stare out of the car window. You might find that you enjoy where your imagination takes you.

Which sentence from the article represents a counterclaim?

A. Some people claim that boredom can lead to worry.

B. This can be avoided if kids are taught to channel their thoughts into positive things.

C. For example, a kid can imagine their dream job or think about their future.

C. If adults teach kids to deal with boredom in a positive way there are many benefits.​

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.