I would say that all scenarios that are not too complex could be a basis for a short story, but also in principle, you could shorten and simplify any story to make a short story out of it!
So there is no clear distinction.
But among the options, the better candidates are:
a championship basketball game in which a new player is the star
a family mix-up over selecting a birthday present for Dad
the mysterious disappearance of a cake from the pantry
The other options are potentially too complex.
Exercise 1:
an ocean
a pebble
an insect
a bug
a web
an archaeologist
an eagle
a geologist
a fossil
an ancient fossil
You only change "a" to "an" when the next word starts with a vowel.
C a bird, mainly because a wall, a perch, and light o not have wings. the comparison is made because they want the reader to understand how love can fly
B because it talks about expressing individuality.
Emotional Appeal, Nancy=horrible!✋