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The passage is a reflective essay primarily because a. The author shares her thoughts and feelings about a particular relationship. The author reflects on her relationship with her grandmother, highlighting the emotional bond and support she felt during their time together.
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The reference to watching television is related to other ideas in the passage because c. It creates a contrast that emphasizes the writer’s interest in reading and nature. The contrast between the brother's love for television and the author's interest in reading and exploring the forest highlights her individuality and the way her solitude fostered her imagination and connection to nature.
Read the following passage. Then, answer the question(s). (1) I grew up on a property far from town. We had to wake up very early to catch the school bus to town. My parents worked, and when we came home after school, my brother and I were usually left to look after ourselves. The next house was miles away. As a result, I spent a lot of time alone. (2) My brother loved television. I didn’t. I loved to read, and when I wasn’t reading, I was exploring the forest near my parents’ home. (3) The best times I spent in the forest meadows were with my grandmother. She was alone a lot, too. When we did have the chance to be together, we loved the same things—finding tiny violets under the grass, for example. A warm wind on our faces, the sun warming our hair. We would hold hands and enjoy being together. We talked about the people we knew and how to get along with them. Every time I met her, she had a new piece of praise for me. (4) Because I spent so much time alone, my imagination was set alight, and I became a dreamer. A writer. Sometimes it seemed to me that the kids who were with their friends all the time had not learned to imagine in the same way that I did. (5) And because I had the encouragement and love of my grandmother, even for the short times that I was with her, I was able to believe in myself, and make something of my writing. 10. What makes the passage a reflective essay? a. The author shares her thoughts and feelings about a particular relationship. b. The author compares two concepts: solitude and togetherness. c. The author traces the cause of a series of connected events. d. The author discusses events that occurred in the past. 11. How is the reference to watching television related to other ideas in the passage? a. It helps to explain where the writer found the inspiration to spend time outside. b. It creates a comparison that emphasizes the writer’s connection with her brother. c. It creates a contrast that emphasizes the writer’s interest in reading and nature. d. It provides evidence that time outside is beneficial to her.
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