Applying Recursive Writing for Organization and Tone
Question 5 • OK-English Language Arts 12 A1 – EDGNTY-83861 26-27
Read the excerpt from Inez's essay.The bus was almost empty when I got on. None of the other passengers were talking. The quiet made it easy to concentrate on my book. But more people boarded the bus. The bus picked people up at every stop along the route. Slowly, the noise grew. Before long, it was too noisy to read.
Answer
A
The bus was almost empty when I got on, but more people boarded the bus. The bus picked up people at every stop. Before long, it was too noisy to read.
B
The bus was almost empty when I got on, and the quiet made it easy to concentrate on my book. Unfortunately, the bus picked people up at every stop along the route, and before long, it was too noisy to read.
C
The bus was almost empty when I got on, and none of the other passengers were talking. But more people boarded the bus at every stop along the route. Slowly, the noise grew. Before long, it was too noisy to read.
D
The bus was almost empty when I got on, and the quiet made it easy to concentrate on my book. But more people boarded the bus. Slowly, the noise grew.
Explanation
Choice B combines the sentences while keeping the important details: the bus was quiet enough to read at first, then passengers boarded at stops and the noise made reading difficult. Choice A leaves out the detail that the quiet initially helped Inez concentrate, while C and D omit other key information about the quiet or how the noise affected her.
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