Internal & External Conflict

Determine if the following passage describes an internal or external conflict.

Jimmy's hands trembled as he tried to strike the match to start a fire. It was so cold, and he was so alone. If he could start a fire, he would survive the night.

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Toby ignored the staes as he shuffled down the aisle of the bus with his crutches. It was always the same. It took him forever to get on the bus, and then he had to face the eyes of the curioys passengers. Why were people so rude? Why wasn't it easier for someone with a disability to get around?

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Every morning Murield made herself the same promise. Today was the

day she would finally quit her job and commit to finding a new job. Every day she went to work and came home without doing anything out of the ordinary.

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I was finally on the last level of my game. I had been playing nonstop

for days. As I reached the end of the level and prepared to fight the final battle, “zap!” The power went out! I ran to the window and saw that the storm had knocked down a huge tree, right onto the power lines.

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Cathy has always wanted to be a singer. She finally landed a spot on a national talent show. In the last round of the competition she had to compete against two other contestants to see who would win the million-dollar prize.

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Hector knew that his mother was counting on him to come home

right after school to watch his little sisters so she could go to work. But the coach had offered him a spot on the basketball team if he could come to practice today. It was a one-time offer. Hector didn’t know what he should do.

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Anthony knew graffiti was illegal, but he also felt like the marks he

made were art, not vandalism. Unfortunately, when the police caught him spray painting a fence, they did not agree.

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Charlotte looked back toward shore. It seemed so far away. The

only way for her to get back was to swim. Despite the current tugging her out to sea, she put one arm in front of the other and began to pull herself toward the beach.

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Frank knew he had to conserve his energy and his water if he was

going to make it across the desert. The sun beat down on his back and the loose sand pulled at his feet, but still he pressed on, determined to make it.

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Patrick and Martin shook hands on the starting line. They took their

places on their starting block and waited for the pistol shot that would signal the start of the race.

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Fearing the approaching storm, John closed all the windows in the house and went into the basement.

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Joanna did not raise her hand when the teacher asked if there were any questions. She was afraid her question would sound silly, and she could not remember if the teacher had already covered the information she didn’t understand.

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Rosa wants to play on the school football team, but school rules say only boys can play football.

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Alone on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean, Melanie must survive a typhoon and make it back to the mainland.

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An astronaut discovers an alien creature on the moon that refuses to let him return to earth.

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Phillip knows he should finish his book report, but his friends are going to the beach. and he wants to join them.

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Kelly knows that she saw her friend, Kimmy, steal a pair of earrings, and that she should tell someone. However, Kelly is her friend, and she doesn’t want her to get into trouble.