Analyzing Author's Details
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Analyzing Author's Details
The Last Basket
The wind nudged the orchard sign as Logan, Nia, and Mateo carried their baskets between the apple trees. A silver ladder leaned against the oldest tree, whose branches stretched like long arms over the path. “We need one more basket for the farm stand,” said Nia. She pointed to a bright red apple tucked high among the leaves. Logan climbed two careful steps up the ladder, but the apple wobbled on its stem. Mateo steadied the ladder with both hands. A gust shook the branches. The apple dropped—not into Logan’s basket, but into a patch of tall grass. For a moment, nobody moved. Then Nia spotted a flash of red near a tree root. She reached through the grass and lifted the apple, unbruised. The three friends laughed with relief. They set the apple gently in the last basket. As they headed toward the farm stand, the sun slipped through the clouds and lit the orchard rows like ribbons of gold.
Notice the details
Use the story above to answer Questions 1–9.
- The friends need one more basket.
- A silver ladder leaned against the oldest tree.
- Nobody moved for a moment.
- The friends laughed with relief.
- The sign moves in the wind, and the sun slips through the clouds.
- The apple lands in tall grass, and Nia finds it near a tree root.
- Logan climbs the ladder, and Mateo carries a basket.
- The branches stretch over the path, and the friends walk to the stand.
- The ladder leans against the tree.
- The friends laugh with relief.
- The apple is bright red.
- The wind nudges the sign.
- To show that the story takes place at night.
- To help readers picture a bright, beautiful ending after the problem is solved.
- To explain how the friends make baskets.
- To suggest that the apple has turned gold.
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