Question 7 • 2026-2027_MDCPS_1001375_English 3 B-CR
The passage explains that the seaway was built to let oceangoing vessels reach the Great Lakes, then describes effects of its construction: invasive species arrived on ships and residents experienced dangerously high water levels. This makes the passage’s structure cause/effect. “Cause/effect” is the correct choice.
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