Question

read the passage
a community park
it was friday, and as she walked home from school, samara thought about what she would do that weekend. everyone would be at the fund - raiser for new sports equipment at the high school on saturday. as she was trying to remember if any good movies were coming out this weekend, she noticed a group of kids playing tag. samara thought they looked comical running around in circles on a small plot of land between two houses. “well, they certainly seem happy,” thought samara as the light turned and she crossed the street.
on the opposite side of cherry street, samara saw mr
part a
a storys complicating incident is an important early event that signals the start of the action of a story and introduces the conflict or problem.
which event is part of the complicating incident of this story?
samara sees children playing tag on a small plot of land between houses.
samara goes to the library to find out how to open a park in pine grove.
samara is nervous about her presentation to the town zoning board.

Explanation:

A complicating incident starts the story's action and shows conflict. Samara seeing kids playing in a small space makes her realize a need for a park, which is a problem - the lack of proper play area. This sets the story in motion. The other options don't introduce the main conflict related to the park - going to the library is a step after realizing the problem and being nervous about a presentation is not related to the main story's conflict about the park.

Answer:

Samara sees children playing tag on a small plot of land between houses.