Question

Read an excerpt from “Baseball” by Lionel García.

One time we wound up all the way across town before we cornered Juan against a fence, held him down and hit him with the ball. Afterwards, we all fell laughing in a pile on top of each other, exhausted from the run through town.

Which tool does the author use in this excerpt?

Question 1 options:

central idea


anecdote


conclusion

Answer 1

he represent central idea

Answer 2

Answer:

C: Anecdote

Explanation:

     An anecdote is a short story, usually serving to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic. For example, if a group of coworkers are discussing pets, and one coworker tells a story about how her cat comes downstairs at only a certain time of the night, then that one coworker has just told an anecdote. This follows the above excerpt.