Below is an excerpt. What sort of tone would you use if you were to read it aloud to the class? Serious or lighthearted? Why? One of the deadliest animals in the ocean is an octopus no bigger than a golf ball—the blue-ringed octopus of the southern Pacific
Ocean. Although it feeds off small crabs, shrimp and wounded fish, it has neuromuscular paralyzing venom powerful enough to
kill an adult human with just one little nibble.

Serious

Explanation:

You would read this with a serious tone because it is more of a formal educative except rather than one that tells a story or a joke. Especially when it discusses the fatalities the animal may cause, a serious tone would emphasize how deadly the animal really is.

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore

your answer is b. "with strong wording encouraging readers to take action."