Read the excerpt from "It Needs to be Done." Tara was wringing her hands. The show couldn't be canceled. She wanted me to leave the light booth after the lights went up on that scene, go backstage, go onstage, say Max's two lines, then go backstage again and back to the light booth in time to bring the lights down on the scene. The author makes this part of the story exciting by using strong action words. developing Tara's character. using rhyming patterns. developing a fast pace.

developing a fast pace.

Explanation:

The author makes this part of the story interesting by developing a fast pace.

In literary terms, pace is the speed at which a narrator tells a story which is determined by the length of the scene or how fast the reader is provided with information.

In this case, the author quickly provides the reader with information at a break-neck speed which makes the story more interesting.

"She wanted me to leave the light booth after the lights went up on that scene, go backstage, go onstage, say Max's two lines, then go backstage again and back to the light booth in time to bring the lights down on the scene."

Here, the sequence of events are given out quickly, so the reader can almost feel the action.

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

what are the following?