The planet Mars, I scarcely need remind the reader, revolves about the sun at a mean distance of 140,000,000 miles, and the light and heat it receives from the sun is barely half of that received by this world.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898What evidence leads you to believe that the tone of the passage is calm and intelligent?A.Misleading or completely false informationB.Scientific-sounding words and facts about MarsC.Excessive punctuation and mixed-up wordsD.Short sentences and easy-to-understand language

The planet Mars, I scarcely need remind the reader, revolves about the sun at a mean distance of 140,000,000 miles, and the light and heat it receives from the sun is barely half of that received by this world.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898What is the tone of the passage?A.Jealous and resentfulB.Funny and jokingC.MiserableD.Calm and intelligentSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:The planet Mars, I scarcely need remind the reader, revolves about the sun at a mean distance of 140,000,000 miles, and the light and heat it receives from the sun is barely half of that received by this world. It must be, if the nebular hypothesis has any truth, older than our world; and long before this earth ceased to be molten, life upon its surface must have begun its course. The fact that it is scarcely one seventh of the volume of the earth must have accelerated its cooling to the temperature at which life could begin.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898Why does Wells include this type of passage?A.To show that the narrator is well educated, which adds a sense of credibility to the storyB.To teach the reader important scientific facts that will help the reader understand the storyC.To show the reader the Martians' point of view, which allows the reader to feel sorry for the aliensD.To confuse the reader so that the reader can understand the chaos that the characters are experiencingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUSNEXTarrow_forward

this passage:It must be, if the nebular hypothesis has any truth, older than our world; and long before this earth ceased to be molten, life upon its surface must have begun its course. The fact that it is scarcely one seventh of the volume of the earth must have accelerated its cooling to the temperature at which life could begin.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898What makes the tone of the passage formal and scientific?A.The narrator uses puns or wordplay to talk about the Martians.B.The narrator mentions death and destruction several times.C.The narrator speaks quickly and in concise sentences.D.The narrator quotes facts about Mars and sounds well educated.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:It must be, if the nebular hypothesis has any truth, older than our world; and long before this earth ceased to be molten, life upon its surface must have begun its course. The fact that it is scarcely one seventh of the volume of the earth must have accelerated its cooling to the temperature at which life could begin.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898What is the tone of the passage?A.Hysterical and emotionalB.Formal and scientificC.Frightened and confusedD.Happy and carefreeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts. And looking across space with instruments, and intelligences such as we have scarcely dreamed of, they see, at its nearest distance only 35,000,000 of miles sunward of them, a morning star of hope, our own warmer planet, green with vegetation and grey with water, with a cloudy atmosphere eloquent of fertility, with glimpses through its drifting cloud wisps of broad stretches of populous country and narrow, navy-crowded seas.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898What can you infer about the narrator from this passage in The War of the Worlds?A.That he doesn't care about the MartiansB.That he is angry that the Martians cameC.That he is shy and doesn't have friendsD.That he is intelligent and well educatedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS