The question is : these are the steps that you should follow when taking a reading test. which one is the first step ? a) decide if the question is detailed or asks for something general. b) decide if the test is narrative or expository. c) read quickly if the text is expository, read carefully if it is narrative. d) refer to the passage in the reading if the question is detailed, infer the answer if the passage is general.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.