Question

Reread this passage from "To Russia with Love and Space Rocks"?

"For witnesses who were not too traumatized by the meteorite, the event became a way to make some extra money—meteorite fragments could be sold online for a starting price of $15."

Which comparative claim could this detail be used to support?
A. The text version of the story mainly appeals to readers' interest in making money to keep them reading.
B. The text version of the story has a less formal, more light-hearted tone and focus than the video news story.
C. The text version of the story shows that Russians live very difficult lives and must use any situation as a way to make money.
D. The text version of the story suggests that some citizens of Chelyabinsk are more concerned about starving than space rocks.

Answer 1

Answer:

it is answer b

Explanation:

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Answer 2

B. The text version of the story has a less formal, more light-hearted tone and focus than the video news story.

• The following extract is taken from a video that takes a particular meteor strike that hit Russia a long time ago. However, we are given a summarised and shorter version of what the actual story was trying to tell us.
• The reason option B is correct is that the short passage is not able to truly tell us the devastating nature of the incident and the ways in which it affected the people. It seems a bit dismissive because it is informal in nature and does not capture the reasons why someone would take pieces of the rock and sell them in the first place.
• Option A is incorrect as it is trying to tell us that the only reason to talk about money is to keep readers engaged, Option C and D are incorrect for similar reasons i.e. already gives a conclusion without looking into the complexity of the story.

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