Mang Ruben rowed his boat past the breakwater in Bicol. Black clouds swallowed the sun. Waves slammed the hull, and he pulled hard against the sea. Which conflict does this passage show?

In their Cavite home, Della hid Rosa's practice shoes so Rosa would miss the dance tryout. Rosa found them under the bed and faced her sister at the door. Which conflict does this scene show?

Ate Marilou's family had farmed the hillside for years. New town rules closed the land to all planting. She joined her neighbors at the municipal hall to argue against the order. Which conflict does this passage show?

No rain fell on Isabela for three months. Mang Tino carried water from the shrinking creek to keep his corn alive. By June the creek bed was dry stones. Which conflict does this passage show?

Nardo could not enroll without a birth certificate his family never had. Clerk after clerk at the city office sent him back for another form. Which conflict does this passage show?

The coach named Paolo team captain. Miguel, who had trained longest, would not pass him the ball in practice. The two shouted until the coach pulled them aside. Which conflict does this scene show?

Lita walked to the sari-sari store. Her cousin Ben blocked the doorway. "You pass only if you pay me," he said. Lita set down her basket and stood her ground. Which sentence establishes the conflict?

Aling Nena had sold rice cakes on that corner for twenty years. A new city ordinance banned every sidewalk stall. She set up her table again at dawn. Which conflict does this passage show?

The bamboo bridge was gone. Dario waded into the brown, rushing river with his shoes held over his head, pushing against the current to reach the school on the far bank. Which conflict does this passage show?

Ernesto wanted to study welding in Cebu. His father wanted him to stay and mind the family store. Every supper ended with the two of them silent and angry. Which conflict does this passage show?

The persona says: "The wind tore the roof from over my head, / and I held the door with both my hands, / while the sea came walking up our street." Which conflict does the persona face?

A poem reads: "We shared one bench for seven years. / Then you told the class my secret. / I have not looked at you since." Which line establishes the conflict?

Manang Peping and Manang Idad both claimed the shaded spot by the market gate. Each morning one arrived earlier than the other, and their voices carried across the stalls. Which conflict does this passage show?

Rowena passed the entrance exam. In her fishing village, daughters were expected to work instead of study. Relatives came one by one to tell her to give up the slot. Which conflict does this passage show?

Every typhoon took more of the shore. The Bautista family moved their nipa hut back from the water three times in five years, and still the sea followed them inland. Which conflict does this passage show?

Elena wanted to paddle in the town boat race, but the old rule let only men join. Elders warned her family for days. She carried her paddle to the shore anyway. Which conflict does this passage show?

Each recess an older boy took Toto's baon behind the canteen. On Friday Toto stood in the doorway, looked up at him, and told him to stop. Which conflict does this passage show?

Sining sold sampaguita by the church gate. A new barangay rule banned all selling there. She hung her garlands on the fence and waited. Which sentence establishes the conflict?

Ash from the volcano covered the fields of Batangas. Mang Isko shoveled it off his roof each night so the beams would hold, and each morning more ash had fallen. Which conflict does this passage show?

In the Philippine folktale "The Monkey and the Turtle," the monkey keeps all the ripe fruit from the tree and leaves the turtle nothing. Which conflict does the tale show?