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Not sure if this is cheating, but I REALLY don't want to get bad scores on some reading assignment I have. The questions are so weird T_T

So, one of the questions I need help with is:

"    For the past five months I have been waking up to gray, miserable-looking weather. The little sunlight we get is covered by a layer of thick clouds. Winter is my least favorite season.
     Winter seems unending in the small Iowa town where I live with my parents, brother, and two dogs. Dad is a farmer, so we live around 30 minutes outside of town. Our fields stretch for miles in all directions from our house, making everything even more isolated. Yet, even if we were in town, there is little to do in the winter. It is often too cold to go outside much, and even the snow loses its excitement after a while. I also dislike the winter months because the cold, brisk wind barrels across the now empty fields and leaves you shivering even in a heavy jacket.
     Today, however, is the first day of spring. I awoke to the sun shining and a bird singing a sweet song outside my window. When I looked outside, I saw several tulip blooms poking out of the patches of snow. On my walk to catch the school bus, even the air had lost a bit of its bite. Maybe winter really would not last forever. I began to dream of playing baseball in the park, having picnics, and fishing by the river."

And it asks: "4.      How does the setting change from the beginning to the end in this story?


   
A.      The story begins early one morning, and it ends at much later time in the day.
   
B.      Part of the story is talking about real life, and the other part is talking about dreams.
   
C.      At the beginning of the story the weather is cold, but it's spring-like by the end.
   
D.      The story starts at a farm in the country, and it ends at an office in the city."

I answered C. Am I correct?    It's just that last time, with the same questions, I got a score of 58%.

And question 5: "5.      How does the setting contribute to the plot of this story?


   
A.      The narrator is worried about missing the school bus pickup.
   
B.      The narrator is overjoyed because he or she lives in a nice climate.
   
C.      The narrator is unhappy because he or she does not like winter weather.
   
D.      The narrator is nervous about living so far away from town."

I also answered C.

Question 6: "Unlike the Nike Free 5.0, the Nike Free 3.0's upper (the part of the shoe that covers the top of the foot) includes a large patch of mesh and a tongue. The mesh lets the 3.0 breathe better than the 5.0. The tongue is thinner than any other material on the shoe, and rarely stays in place. Since the 5.0 did not have a tongue, this was not a problem. The 3.0 also features the solid heel that the 5.0 lacks. The solid heel makes the back half of the 3.0 stiff. A person who has flat feet quickly finds that the stiff heel rubs the ankles, causing discomfort. The Lycra heel on the 5.0 does not have this problem."

"How is this passage organized?


   
A.      compare and contrast
   
B.      problem and solution
   
C.      description
   
D.      cause and effect"

Which one should I choose? It seems to have all 4 in the passage.

Ugh, why does this happen to me? Sorry if I'm cheating, but I'm so confused on these darn questions..

Last edited by spongebob123 (2011-10-31 18:32:14)