Question

if you wished to establish that your character was a brave soul, which statement would be best to include?
a phillip and his friends liked to dare one another to do things.
b phillip was scheduled to go skydiving on the first day in october.
c phillip would often brag that he was not afraid of anything the world could throw his way.
d phillip’s heartbeat thundered at the sight of the snake, but he kept his cool and picked it up by its tail.

if you wished to indicate that one character was in a dispute with another character, which two statements would be most appropriate to include?
a rita and stanley seldom saw each other.
b rita glared at stanley, but said nothing.
c stanley and rita had dated for seven months.
d while rita was talking, stanley rolled his eyes.
e rita first met stanley at a party where they talked about music and politics.

Explanation:

First Question (Establishing a Brave Character)

To show a character is brave, we need an action that demonstrates courage despite fear or danger.

• Option A: Just daring others, not showing personal bravery.
• Option B: Scheduling skydiving doesn't show acting bravely (could be for other reasons).
• Option C: Bragging about being unafraid is not the same as acting brave.
• Option D: Philip’s heartbeat thundered (shows fear), but he kept cool and picked up the snake (action showing courage). This best shows bravery.

A dispute involves tension or conflict between characters.

• Option A: Seldom seeing each other doesn't imply a dispute.
• Option B: Glaring (a hostile action) suggests tension/dispute.
• Option C: Dated for seven months is positive, not a dispute.
• Option D: Rolling eyes while someone talks is a sign of disagreement/conflict, implying a dispute.
• Option E: Meeting at a party and talking about topics isn't a dispute. So B and D show dispute.

Answer:

D. Philip's heartbeat thundered at the sight of the snake, but he kept his cool and picked it up by its tail.

Second Question (Indicating a Dispute)