Which of the following is an example of situational irony? in. the shyest person in class is too nervous to give a speech in front of the school. b. a popular band goes on tour, selling out each performance before you can buy a ticket. c. a boston school district cancels classes because of a snowstorm in mid-january. d. a man plans a july picnic in the mojave desert, but it is spoiled by rain.

D.A man plans a July picnic in the Mojave Desert, but it is spoiled by rain.

Irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens. The man planned the picnic in July in the Mojave Desert because it is unlikely to rain in the desert, especially at this time. The situation is ironic because it does rain! This is the opposite of what is expected. The other options do not have situations that are the opposite of what is expected. The shy person is too nervous to give a speech, but nothing else is stated. Boston schools cancel school because of a snowstorm in the winter. A popular band sells out each performance. These are all expected circumstances.

a source card is mage during research to tell the facts about the source one is using.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.