Question 9 • VT-FL-FAST-Grade 10 English Language Arts-Reading
Read the passage from Lord of the Flies by William Golding.Jack shouted so loudly that Ralph jumped."What? Where? Is it a ship?”But Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain to the flatter part of the island."Of course! They’ll lie up there—they must, when the sun’s too hot—”Ralph gazed bewildered at his rapt face."—they get up high. High up and in the shade, resting during the heat, like cows at home—”"I thought you saw a ship!”"We could steal up on one—paint our faces so they wouldn’t see—perhaps surround them and then—”Indignation took away Ralph’s control."I was talking about smoke! Don’t you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!”"But we want meat!”"And I work all day with nothing but Simon and you come back and don’t even notice the huts!”"I was working too—”"But you like it!” shouted Ralph. "You want to hunt! While I—”
Answer
A
Golding uses description to emphasize the boys’ actions.
B
Golding uses internal thoughts to explain the boys’ motivations.
C
Golding uses conflict to show the disagreement between the boys’ goals.
D
Golding uses dialogue to contrast the boys’ abilities.
Explanation
The passage shows Ralph and Jack arguing because they want different things. Ralph is focused on keeping the signal smoke going and building huts so the boys can be rescued, while Jack is focused on hunting and getting meat. Their disagreement reveals the conflict between their goals, so choice C is correct.
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