Why is section 1 MOST USEFUL to the overall purpose of the article? A)Section 1 provides information that can be easily
fact-checked for accuracy, thus increasing the
credibility of the passage.
B)Section 1 provides information that evokes an
emotional response from readers, thus increasing
interest in the rest of the passage.
C)Section 1 is written to highlight the knowledge of the
writer of the passage, who is compared directly with
the famous author Charles Dickens.
D)Section 1 is written with a formal logic that proves
an expert is writing the piece, thus increasing the
Likelihood that it will receive a positive review.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Match the sentence to its correct verb mood