LET’S TRY ONE
A story opens with an empty stage after a performance, then returns to the morning rehearsals.
Which explanation best describes the structural effect?
The opening invites curiosity about how the day led to that final scene.
Showing an outcome before its causes can create curiosity about the route to it.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Explain how order, repetition or delayed information shapes a reader's response.
- Read the entire text before comparing the choices.
- Ask what the chosen opening or order lets the reader know or wonder about before other information appears.
- Choose the best-supported answer. Reread the explanation and identify the words that justify it.
Try it together
Write a new two- or three-sentence example. Ask a partner to explain an answer using evidence from your text.
Ask what the chosen opening or order lets the reader know or wonder about before other information appears.