The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 9

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s) .
(1) The chronograph is a watch that measures time in different ways. (2) Its dial has two, three, or even four smaller subdials for this purpose. (3) A dial at the 9 o'clock mark might measure continuous seconds; one at six o'clock might count total hours up to twelve. (4) Specific features like these are useful to people who must measure time with great accuracy. (5) The stopwatch dial, for example, is useful to athletes who must time and assess their performance. (6) Another possible feature, the tachometer, can be used by race-car drivers to measure the speed of Formula One racers. (7) The chronograph's radium dial with luminous numbers and hands is helpful to military personnel conducting operations at night. (8) A waterproof version with rubber gasket rings can be used by divers who need to mark the tides. (9) Because of the chronograph's fancy, technical details, these timepieces project an active, competent, outdoor image.
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

• A) illustration
• B) persuasion
• C) description
• D) process
• E) definition
• F) comparison/contrast
• G) classification
• H) cause/effect

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Definitions:

Inspirations for Social Change

Factors or agents that motivate or influence the undertaking of actions aimed at altering social structures or practices.

Social Change

The alteration in the social order of a society, encompassing changes in the nature, social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations of a society.

Mobilization

The process of assembling, organizing, and deploying resources, including people and infrastructure, for a specific purpose or action.

Ethnic Minorities

Demographic groups that are smaller in numbers within a larger community, nation, or region, often differing in culture, language, or religion from the majority.