This the passage for #2 &3:
I checked into a hotel called the Olympia, which is right on the main street and the only hotel in the town. After lunch I was hanging around the lobby, and I got to taking to the guy at the desk. I asked him if this wasn't the town where that kid named Maneri played ball.
1.When you are "EGGING someone on," you are
-offering that person a snack
-urging that person to take action
-embarrassing that person
2.One good reading technique is to make up questions for yourself to answer about the selection.Which of the following would help a reader understand the ending of "One Throw"?
-Why doesn't the manager promote Maneri?
-Has the manager ever played for a major league team?
-How does Eddie Brown test Maneri's honesty and integrity?
-What major league team would Maneri like to play for?
3.Which element of plot is demonstrated in the passage?
-climax
-exposition
-falling action
-rising action
4.Which sentence is the gerund used as an appositive?
-CATERING is a great way to show off your talent as a cook.
-The best part of CATERING is making a special occasion a tasty event.
-The girl has a new job, CATERING.
-Mr.Lane gives all of his time and energy to CATERING.
MY ANSWER:
1.B
2.A OR B
3.A OR D
4.A
1. correct
2 and 3. I don't know.
4. wrong
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm
#4. C
4. C. Correct
1. When you are "EGGING someone on," you are urging that person to take action.
For question 2, to understand the ending of "One Throw," you should focus on events related to the ending of the story. Based on the given passage, none of the options provided directly relate to the ending of the story. Therefore, the correct answer cannot be determined from the given options.
For question 3, the passage provided does not explicitly demonstrate any element of the plot. It simply sets the scene and introduces a conversation between the narrator and the guy at the desk. Therefore, it does not fit any of the options given (climax, exposition, falling action, rising action).
For question 4, a gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. In the given options, only the third sentence "The girl has a new job, CATERING" uses a gerund ("catering") as an appositive, which renames or further identifies the noun "job."
Therefore, the revised answer would be:
2. None of the options provided
3. None of the options provided
4. C