What is the difference between rising action and falling action?
a) rising action describes the events that ultimately shape the main plot of the story; falling action describes in detail the main event of the story.
b)rising action introduces the characters and setting of the story; falling action details different events and circumstances that lead to the climax of the story.
c) rising action deals with the events that lead to the main event of the story; falling action deals with the effects of the main event on the characters and the story.
d. rising actions describe the main event of the story that leads to a resolution; falling action describes the typing up of loose ends as a result of the main event.

For this assignment, you will create a multimedia presentation in response to the following prompt: research suggests that laughter improves people’s emotional and physical well-being. create a multimedia presentation to inform the audience about the positive effects of laughter on emotional and physical health.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?