Develop Events with Dialogue and Detail Practice Test

The passage shows two versions of the same moment. Which sentence better develops the event by showing Amir’s response through description instead of telling?

Context: Amir drops his model bridge, and one support snaps.

Version 1: Amir was upset when the bridge broke.

Version 2: Amir froze, then scooped up the bridge with both hands and traced the cracked support with his thumb.

Which version better develops the event?

In this part of the story, how does the writer develop the discovery by using description to show Jordan’s response?

Jordan pushed aside the curtain in the art room storage closet and spotted a thin wooden shelf behind the paint boxes. Dust puffed into the light, and he coughed into his elbow. When he ran his hand along the back wall, his fingers bumped a small metal latch. He leaned in until his nose almost touched the wood, then clicked it open. Inside was a stack of sketchbooks with names written in faded marker. Jordan lifted the top one carefully, as if it might fall apart, and glanced toward the door before turning the first page.