The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 65

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the questions.
(1) Although separated by many years in age, Carolyn's father and her son are remarkably similar. (2) A gray-haired elderly gentleman, Carolyn's father always carefully selects his clothing before he steps into the public view. (3) His greatest treat is to browse through encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs to absorb scraps of knowledge, minute facts, and out-of-the-way statistics. (4) At dinner, he enjoys surprising his family with the annual rainfall of Australia or the average length of the tiger shark. (5) Billy, Carolyn's seven-year-old, also carefully surveys his clothing each morning to see what would best suit his mood. (6) He too loves to read, but he confines himself to children's books on exotic lands. (7) Just like his grandfather, at mealtime he parades his store of odd facts before the family, relishing the surprised looks on their faces. (8) Maybe the old saying should be "Like grandfather, like grandson."
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

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

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Definitions:

Contrary Evidence

Information or data that challenges, contradicts, or disproves a hypothesis, theory, or prevailing belief.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or events from the past in one's memory, often assessed in psychological tests and experiments.

Empirical Claim

A statement or assertion that can be tested and verified through observation and experimentation.

Quasi-experimental Methods

Research designs that attempt to establish causal relationships without the full control or randomization present in true experiments.