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Question 49 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Which excerpt from "The Roller Coaster" is the best example of external conflict?

Answer

Cecelia tapped Teresa on the shoulder. “I don’t like roller coasters,” she said when her friend turned to face her.

Just great, Cecelia thought, I’m going to end up crying and throwing up in front of everyone in school.

Trying to keep up while her friends walked rapidly in the direction of the fun zone, Cecelia criticized herself: Why had she agreed? Why couldn’t she just tell the truth?

As she struggled to reassure herself that she had made the right decision, Cecelia noticed Connor approaching the bench with a bag of popcorn.

Explanation

External conflict is a struggle between a character and something outside herself, such as another person. In choice A, Cecelia tells her friend Teresa that she does not like roller coasters, showing a conflict involving Cecelia and the situation with her friend. Choices B and C focus on Cecelia’s thoughts and worries, which are internal conflict.

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