Question

A boy in a green shirt yelled, “I can’t find my sister. She went underwater right there, and she never came up!”

As a lifeguard, Sue knew exactly what to do. Racing into the ocean, she leaped and crashed through the waves. Sue swam to the spot where the boy had pointed. Taking a deep breath, she dove to the bottom, opened her eyes, and began searching everywhere. As she surfaced, a wave buried her and shoved her under again.

When Sue finally resurfaced, she saw a crowd of people on shore. “Here she is!” they called.

Sue saw a girl standing in the sand, calmly eating a sandwich. Her little brother had gone back to his sand castle.

In this story, who or what is Sue in conflict with?
Responses

Sue is in conflict with the ocean.
Sue is in conflict with the ocean. - no response given

She is in conflict with the missing girl.
She is in conflict with the missing girl. - incorrect

Sue is in conflict with the boy.
Sue is in conflict with the boy. - no response given

She is in conflict with the people on the shore

Answer 1

Sue is in conflict with the ocean — the waves keep burying her and shoving her under as she tries to search.