Question

mary watched the penguins slide across the antarctic ice. she laughed as two of the birds dove into the cold water. her amusement took her back to when she was five years old laughing at penguins in the zoo. back then, mary had no idea she would someday be observing penguins in their natural environment. she turned her attention to writing observation notes in her research journal.
what is an example of flashback in this story?
1 mary remembers being five years old.
2 mary is writing in her research journal.
3 mary is studying penguins in antarctica.

Explanation:

A flashback is a narrative device that interrupts the present action to show an event from the past. In the story, the present event is Mary watching penguins in Antarctica; the detour to her memory of being 5 years old at the zoo is the flashback.

Answer:

1. Mary remembers being five years old.