Question

STEPHEN (Interrupting): Cool. Did they say when we’ll get our first thunderstorm?

DAD: No, it wasn’t a forecast. They were talking about storm safety. . .what to do if severe weather comes along.

THERESA: I know what I’ll do. I’ll head straight for the porch to watch the clouds build and the lightning flash. I want to get a comfortable chair so I won’t have to sit on the floor.

What details in this text point to its genre?

(1 point)
Responses

It contains details about a scientific event, so it is a nonfiction article.
It contains details about a scientific event, so it is a nonfiction article.

It contains short lines not grouped in paragraphs, so it must be lyrical poetry.
It contains short lines not grouped in paragraphs, so it must be lyrical poetry.

It shows the exact words that the character needs to speak, so it is a drama.
It shows the exact words that the character needs to speak, so it is a drama.

It shows an interaction between characters, so it is prose fiction.

Answer 1

It shows the exact words that the character needs to speak, so it is a drama.