Which sentence from the excerpt best demonstrates the author's use of tension? Select the correct text in the passage.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne (excerpt)
I turned towards Hans. Hans was at the tiller steering with his usual collected calm.
Nevertheless, if from the distance which separated us from this creature, a distance which must be estimated at not
less than a dozen leagues, one could see the column of water spurting from the blow-hole of the great animal, his
dimensions must be something preternatural. To fly is, therefore, the course to be suggested by ordinary prudence.
But we have not come into that part of the world to be prudent. Such is my uncle's determination.
We, accordingly, continued to advance. The nearer we come, the loftler is the spouting water. What monster can fill
himself with such huge volumes of water, and then unceasingly spout them out in such lofty jets?

reasoning from several particular examples to establish a general principle

(4) "oh, i've got better plans than that," laughed kerry. "i've got four firecrackers and two model rockets. care to join me in the backyard? "

this is the correct answer because of one simple word. "backyard"

ian mortimer in his book "the time traveller's guide to elizabethan england" uses a narrative in his style, which successfully conveys a clear description of the life in england in the 16th century. he writes in second person, which makes it comfortable to reader and easy to understand, he captures the readers attention with views of the landscape, the streets, the people including rich and poor. he also depicts some cultural traits from how people behave, eat or what they wear. his descriptions range from the social, economical, the political power to the examples of the life of common people. it could be tell that this book is about social history rather than a   novel.