Heritage: Japanese Culture in a Folktale

Question 5 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Which sentence uses engaging details to tell a story?

Answer

I felt so embarrassed when the teacher called on me in front of the whole class, and I did not know the answer.

Because I did not know the answer, I felt so embarrassed in class when the teacher called on me.

My face turned bright red and my eyes swelled with tears when the teacher called on me and I didn’t know the answer.

When the teacher asked me a question in front of the class, I didn’t know the answer, and I felt embarrassed.

Explanation

Choice C uses specific, vivid details: the speaker’s face turned bright red and their eyes swelled with tears. These details help the reader picture and feel the moment, making it more engaging than the other sentences, which mainly state that the speaker felt embarrassed.

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