The news article “Titanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg “ beginswith a description of a ship reaching the Titanic disaster site, followed by asummary of the Titanic sinking. Why do you think the author did not presentthese events in chronological order?

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Read the sentence from paragraph 38."He realised that they had come to the parting of the ways, but he would have liked to delay it, prevent it, if possible."How does the order of events in the passage affect the reader's surprise at the Baron's conclusion?The events leading to the Baron's conclusion reveal he .

Match the definition with the term it describes.The part of the story that gives the background.Answer 1 Question 4The high-point of action in the story. Answer 2 Question 4Plot structure where events happen in chronological order.Answer 3 Question 4When events are sequenced in the order in which they occurred Answer 4 Question 4The part of the story that ties up the loose ends.

If a story is told in a simple chronological manner, starting at the beginning and going through the middle to the end, which would it definitely NOT feature?ResponsesA complicated characterscomplicated charactersB various settingsvarious settingsC intricate conflictsintricate conflictsD frequent flashbacks

The problem began simply enough. In the 1950s, plans to build a canal were abandoned due to political red tape. The half-finished canal then became a dumping ground for garbage. Chemical waste was deposited there and buried. Two decades later, heavy rains and shifting soil caused some of the chemical containers to leak. The chemicals leached into the soil and contaminated the water supply. Within months, the area had to be evacuated.What is one way the author uses a chronological structure to support his purpose?A.By detailing the order of events during the evacuationB.By tracing the contamination problem over timeC.By comparing water pollution to land pollutionD.By explaining that heavy rains lead to chemical leaksSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Why do you think the story is set in a future?