Question

the karamazov ninjas
by j. robbins
the sound of ninja warriors doing battle filled the living
room. the television nearly vibrated off the wall with the
effort of playing \super ninja karate attack vii\ at full
volume. dmitri and alyosha, ages fourteen and fifteen,
launched a series of furious attacks against imaginary
foes as i finally looked up from my advanced calculus
book.
\if you guys dont cut it out, im going to scream,\ i told
them, trying to put as much \im the babysitter, so listen
up!\ authority into my voice as possible. it didnt help. the
two budding warriors began to attempt flips and dazzling
spin kicks
\youre going to wish you were nicer to us when were
famous stunt men,\ replied alyosha breathlessly. he
swung the tie from his school uniform through the air like a
pair of nunchucks.

ight,\ i said. \just be sure to thank your longsuffering
babysitter when youre accepting your first academy
award.\
\stunt men dont go to the academy awards,\ corrected
dmitri. \we go to the world stunt awards instead. they
are way more awesomer than the oscars.\
\theres no such word as awesomer,\ i groused. the
combined noise from the television and the boys was
giving me a headache. \maybe you should try studying the
dictionary as hard as you study those ninja movies.\ i
crossed the room to turn off the television when i heard a
in order to keep the point of view consistent, which paragraph would be the best choice to add to this passage?
oa. dmitri had tumbled backward into a giant potted plant. i sighed and shook my head. there wasnt
enough money in the world to make babysitting the karamazov ninjas worthwhile.
ob. one of the boys had fallen and knocked over a large potted plant. the babysitter sighed and shook her
head. babysitting for the karamazov boys was just too much trouble.
oc. dmitri had broken a potted plant and spilled dirt everywhere. he looked so comical that the babysitter
couldnt help but laugh. she couldnt wait for the evening to be over.
od. a giant potted plant had been knocked over, and dirt was everywhere. everything was a mess. you
suddenly realized that babysitting for the karamazovs was too much trouble.

Explanation:

The original passage is in the first - person point of view (using "I").

• Option A: Uses "I" (the babysitter's perspective), which is consistent with the original first - person point of view.
• Option B: Uses "the babysitter" (third - person), which changes the point of view.
• Option C: Uses "the babysitter" (third - person), which changes the point of view.
• Option D: Uses "you" (second - person), which changes the point of view.

Answer:

A. Dmitri had tumbled backward into a giant potted plant. I sighed and shook my head. There wasn't enough money in the world to make babysitting the Karamazov ninjas worthwhile.