Which details from the passage are most clearly
descriptive? check all that apply
but very early in the morning poor ogilvy, who had seen
the shooting star and who was persuaded that a meteorite
lay somewhere on the common between horsell,
ottershaw, and woking, rose early with the idea of
finding it. find it he did, soon after dawn, and not far
from the sand pits. an enormous hole had been made by
the impact of the projectile, and the sand and gravel had
been flung violently in every direction over the heath,
forming heaps visible a mile and a half away. the heather
was on fire eastward, and a thin blue smoke rose against
the dawn.
-the war of the worlds,
h. g. wells
"who was persuaded"
"the idea of finding it"
"an enormous hole"
"gravel had been flung violently
"thin blue smoke"

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.