Read the excerpt from the play New Toys:


Lane: Yeah, she sounds pretty smart. If my brother and I had two of everything, we wouldn't fight when one of us breaks a toy. We would always have a backup!


Harper: I guess so, but she really wants us to give the extra toys away and share with our neighbors and friends.


Lane: (giggling and raising her arms toward Harper to give him a hug) Perfect! I'm your friend!


Harper: (shaking his head) You, too, should learn to give, not take.


Lane: (frowning) Ugh, it's not worth it. (short pause, then turns and walks toward the fridge) I feel like a soda.


Harper: (walking away) Funny! You don't look like a soda.


READ THE excerpt from the play King Arthur's Socks:


Guenevere: (quietly) What is it, Mary?


Mary: I'm a wicked girl. (She sobs again.)


Guenevere: (after a moment's reflection.) Yes? Tell me about it.


Mary: Shall I tell you?


Guenevere: Yes. I think you'd better tell me.


Mary: I wanted to tell you. (She comes to Guenevere, and sinks beside her chair.) I wanted to tell you before Mr. Robinson came back. I couldn't tell you if he was here.


What is the similarity in the way the author shows the characters' actions? (2 points)


Selected:

a. In both excerpts, the author uses dialogue to show characters' actions. (This answer is incorrect.)

b. In both excerpts, the author uses figurative language to show characters' actions.

c. In both excerpts, the author uses setting description to show characters' actions.

d. In both excerpts, the author uses stage directions to show characters' actions.