Question

Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.

A few minutes later, Luma arrived. Members of the Under Fifteens and Seventeens were warming up when she walked onto the field past Fornatee, without making eye contact. Luma blew her whistle and told the two teams to gather at opposite ends of the field.

"She's more than a coach—that's why," Fornatee said, almost to himself. "She's a great person. I'm going to go over there and tell her, 'That's my team.'"

Fornatee hesitated. I asked him if he was nervous about talking to Coach. He laughed anxiously, then composed himself.

"Nah—I'm not nervous," he said.

What conclusion can be drawn about this scene based on the narrator’s decision to write in the first-person point of view?

A. The narrator experienced this event in person.
B. The narrator also wants to play on the team.
C. The narrator is an expert soccer player.
D. The narrator longs to be a part of the story.

Answer 1

I'll go through the answer choices and explain why they're right/wrong
when you read passages and answer questions, make sure your answer is supported by something in the passage, and not just something you are assuming

B) the narrator also wants to play on the team
there is no indication that he wants to play on the team

C) The narrator is an expert soccer player.
there is no indication of this, either

D) The narrator longs to be a part of the story.
also not supported. the narrator is already part of the story so this answer makes little sense

so by process of elimination, A is the best choice. the use of present tense indicates that the narrator is there in the moment, experiencing what's going on