Question 8 of 13 Which statement best evaluates the effect of adding descriptive detail in
the second version of the passage?
Passage 1:
My brother was in the house, and I was sitting under the kitchen
sink.
"Jaxon!" I said. I listened for his footsteps, but still no sound.
"Jaxon!" I called again. I waited to hear some noise. Ten seconds
went by and then 30, but still no sound.
Passage 2:
My little brother was roaming free in the house, and I was stuck
under the kitchen sink.
"Jaxon!" I called tensely. Squeezing my eyes shut, I listened
intently for footsteps but heard nothing. "Jaxon!" I yelled again,
panic rising in my voice. Ten seconds went by, then 20 more, but I
never heard a peep.
A. It helps the reader sense Jaxon's feelings of fear.
B. It helps the reader feel the narrator's sadness,
C. It helps the reader predict what will happen next.
D. It helps the reader relate to the narrator's feelings of panic.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "leaping, live drops of rain”? a the toads are all hurt. b the toads are still alive. c the toads are in shock. d the toads are not moving.

In the por "heaven" what things does echo say will last?

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.beyond the pit stood the little wedge of people with the white flag at its apex, arrested by these phenomena, a little knot of small vertical black shapes upon the black ground. as the green smoke arose, their faces flashed out pallid green, and faded again as it vanished. then slowly the hissing passed into a humming, into a long, loud, droning noise. slowly a humped shape rose out of the pit, and the ghost of a beam of light seemed to flicker out from it.forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. it was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. it was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire.then, by the light of their own destruction, i saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.which options accurately describe how the author develops the plot in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction decreases the tension in the plot because the narrator is simply standing by.the narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction keeps the tension steadily increasing as the narrator comes to realize the men are being killed.the narrator is distracted by his own observations of the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he doesn't react as quickly as he should when the men are killed, thus extending the tension in the plot.the narrator is attentive to the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he immediately understands what has happened when the men are killed, increasing the tension in the plot.