North Carolina EOG Reading Grade 8 Practice Questions - North Carolina End-of-Grade Reading Test - Grade 8 Exam

Read the following passage and answer the question. Story A is told in chronological order, beginning with the day Priya finds a sealed envelope on her doorstep and ending three weeks later when she finally opens it. Story B opens at the moment Priya opens the envelope, then flashes back to the three weeks of waiting before returning to the present. Both stories describe the same events, but their structures differ. How does Story B's structure most contribute to its effect? A. It makes the story feel longer and more boring than Story A. B. It creates suspense by starting at the moment of revelation before explaining what led to it. C. It removes all mystery from the plot because the reader learns the contents immediately. D. It shows that Priya is less curious in Story B than in Story A.