Question

read the passage. then answer the question.
the group project
danny, salma, and jung were assigned to work on a group science project, but when they got together, they just sat in silence. they didn’t really know each other, and no one felt like starting a conversation.
sighing, salma pulled her science folder out of her bag and placed it on the desk.
jung pointed to the folder and asked, “did you get that from the nature preserve—i love that place.”
“my dad works there,” said salma, “so we go there all the time.”
“my family goes there too—it’s so cool,” said danny
read the passage and then complete the sentence.
the author develops the narrator’s point of view in the passage by
(choices: describing salma’s actions at the beginning of the passage, revealing only jung’s thoughts and feelings in the passage, telling how all three characters feel in the second sentence, addressing the reader directly to explain her point of view)

Explanation:

To determine how the author develops the narrator’s point of view, we analyze each option:

1. "describing Salma’s actions at the beginning of the passage": The passage starts by describing Salma pulling out her science folder, which is an action. This helps establish the scene and the characters' initial interactions, contributing to the narrator's point of view (observing the group's dynamics).
2. "revealing only Jung’s thoughts and feelings in the passage": The passage has dialogue from Danny and Salma too, not just Jung’s thoughts/feelings. Eliminate.
3. "telling how all three characters feel in the second sentence": The second sentence says they “didn’t really know each other, and no one felt like starting a conversation” – this is a general statement about the group, not individual feelings of all three (e.g., no specific feelings of each named). Eliminate.
4. "addressing the reader directly to explain her point of view": The passage uses a third - person narrator, not direct address to the reader. Eliminate.

So the correct option is the one about describing Salma’s actions at the beginning.

Answer:

The option "describing Salma’s actions at the beginning of the passage" (the first option in the list of choices provided for the question about how the author develops the narrator’s point of view).