Fred: (waves to Sarah) Hi, umm... I just moved here. My name is Fred. Sarah: Hi Fred. Where are you from?
Fred: Florida. The weather here in Michigan sure is cold.
Sarah: I know what you mean, I moved here from San Diego two years ago. Wait until January.
Fred: I can just imagine. Hey do you mind if I sit with you for a little while?
Sarah: No, take a seat. I’d love the company during lunch.
Fred: It’s been hard to meet anyone since I started school last week. Thanks.
Sarah: No worries. I know exactly how you feel. I moved at the end of the school year and
didn’t get to know anyone. Then I spent the summer alone.
Fred: Aw, bummer. It sure is tough to start a new school.
Sarah: Yeah, but when school started again, I met some cool people.
Fred: I am really shy about meeting new people.
Sarah: Well, I can introduce my friends to you.
(bell rings)
Fred: That would be great! Guess lunch is over. It’s been great talking to you.
Sarah: You too. Meet me here for lunch tomorrow and I’ll introduce my friends.
Fred: Great. Bye.
Sarah: Later.

Which one of the following choices is a feedforward statement that establishes a timeframe for the conversation?
a.
It’s been hard to meet anyone since I started school last week.
b.
Where are you from?
c.
Thanks.
d.
Hey do you mind if I sit with you for a little while?

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

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.