I don't see any italics in the question, but:
In A, there should be commas after each item. In the U.S. the commas would be inside the quotes: Is the word "their," or the word "there," correct in that sentence? I've read that in some other areas the convention is to put the commas outside the quotes: <span>Is the word "their", or the word "there", correct in that sentence? but I'm not familiar with that.
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In B, the word "love" should be quoted as it appears in this sentence.
In C, I think (I'm skilled, but not an certified grammarian) the "T" should be quoted, like so:<span> I often forget to cross my "T"s when I'm writing quickly.
D is, I believe, correct. Again, this is by U.S. conventions. Elsewhere (England, at least) I think it would be written as: </span><span>Mike's home address begins with a "2".</span>
The most appropriate answer is D. The fans with their fingers crossed builds tension. We as the readers are curious to know what the outcome will be.
The rest of the answer choices doesn't build tension.
Read the excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
Now, while the two were talking together, Pau Amma the Crab, who was next in the game, scuttled off sideways and stepped into the sea, saying to himself, 'I will play my play alone in the deep waters, and I will never be obedient to this son of Adam.' Nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the Man's shoulder. And the play went on till there were no more Animals left without orders; and the Eldest Magician wiped the fine dust off his hands and walked about the world to see how the Animals were playing.
Which conclusion about Pau Amma does this excerpt support?
A.He likes swimming.
B.He is afraid of humans.
C.He thinks he is better than other animals.
D.He enjoys spending time with other animals.
The excerpt supports the conclusion that, Pau Amma thinks he is better than other animals.
Answer: Option C.
Explanation:
‘The Crab That Played with the Sea’ is a very entertaining book for children written by Rudyard Kipling. In the excerpt, Pau Amma is a crab who isn’t obedient as the rest of the animals. From the line ‘I will play my play alone in the deep waters, and I will never be obedient to this son of Adam’ we get to known that Pau Amma simply don’t want to follow the orders of the man. All the other animals in the excerpt are engaged in a game told by the magician except Pau Amma. The crab gets annoyed and starts playing in the sea alone, away from the group. This simply depicts the way crab sees himself as better than the rest.