Excerpts 1 and 2 are expository texts.
Expository texts contain a main idea with supporting details and evidence. They should have a conclusion as well. Excerpt 1 informs the audience about Mount St. Helen. Excerpt 2 explains how anxiety manifests and ways to reduce it. Excerpts 4 and 5 are stories. They do not make a claim and then back it up with supporting evidence. Instead, they describe characters, a setting, and events. Excerpt 3 is written in second person point of view and explains about visiting another country.
Best answer is
A) I met Cathy at a store on a street near the bridge.
Although every option features concrete language, this can be considered the most concrete sentence. Concrete language, the opposite of abstract language, features little to no ambiguity in meaning, and is specific in its description. The less imagination you need to fully interpret the sentence, the more concrete it is.
Gulliver was searched by <span>the army</span>
D; it requires the least exact detail. It is more likely to have "fluff" that can be taken out by paraphrasing. A and B are better for direct quotes and C requires jargon and in-depth explanations.
Question 1
Part A
What can be inferred about the speaker's feelings toward his foe?
Answer:
The speaker keeps his anger inside until it erupts into violence.
Question 2
Part B
Which lines from the poem best support the answer in Part A?
Answer:
I was angry with my foe: / I told it not, my wrath did grow."
