Part 1: Text Details and Context Clues in an Informational Text — Quiz
Question 13 • English Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from "Ship's Chronometer from HMS Beagle” and consider the accompanying image. If you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise record of time. And at sea, if you can’t tell the time, you don’t know how far east or west you are. It is relatively easy to calculate latitude – your distance north or south of the equator – by measuring the height of the Sun above the horizon at noon; but this won’t let you calculate longitude – your position east or west. Expand Image Which statement best describes how the image reinforces the text?
Answer
A
The image aids readers’ understanding of key concepts.
B
The image entertains readers with a modern application.
C
The image engages readers with an historic example.
D
The image explains how to measure the height of the sun.