Grade 10 · Reading & language
Explain what a contrast contributes practice
Identify how an explicit contrast develops an idea in a short original passage.
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READ THE PASSAGE
For weeks the account describes the caretaker’s slow, repeated checks. The final paragraph switches to short sentences as the alarm sounds and everyone leaves at once.
What does the change in described pace contribute?
- It establishes that the checks never happened.
- It makes the departure seem slower than the repeated checks.
- It makes the sudden urgent departure stand out against the earlier routine.
- It explains the exact mechanical cause of the alarm.
See the answer & why
It makes the sudden urgent departure stand out against the earlier routine.
Slow repeated activity is contrasted with immediate action. The passage does not supply the alarm’s mechanical cause.
A little hint: Read both sides of the contrast. Choose the relationship supported by their difference.
A teaching tip
Name both sides of the comparison, then explain the difference the passage makes visible.