Question

You have read the passage “Personal Best,” which describes an Olympic running event in the future between humans and robothletes. Write an essay explaining how the author uses setting and description to create suspense in the passage. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The author uses setting and description to create suspense in the passage in many different forms.

For instance, the cheering of the fans that attended the context. It has been many years since a human had beaten a robot-athlete, so people started to chant the names of the human competitors: Amy and Jeremy. Here, the author likes to use vivid imagery to show readers how special the moment was with all the people supporting human athletes.

Another example could be when a robot fell down during the context and Jeremey had to suddenly maneuver to avoid the fallen robot. Here, the author describes the determination shown by Jeremy, knowing that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for winning the games.