The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 15

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s) .
(1) I hadn't seen my childhood bedroom in the two years since I had left for France. (2) My parents kept everything in place, as if I had never left. (3) An enormous poster of Michael Jordan was still tacked to the front of the door. (4) On the wall were markings of my height, from age three to eighteen. (5) In the bookcase next to my bed stood all the science fiction novels and copies of Sports Illustrated that I had read in middle and high school. (6) Above the bed, a model airplane hung, suspended by thin wires. (7) I lay on the bed, now too small for me, and watched the model airplane move gently in the breeze.
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

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

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Definitions:

Developing Countries

Nations with low to moderate industrialization and lower living standards, often marked by lower levels of income, education, and health care.

Developmental Disabilities

A diverse group of chronic conditions that are due to mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood.

Caffeine

A stimulant commonly found in coffee, tea, and other beverages, known to affect central nervous system activity.

Tobacco

A plant whose leaves are harvested and processed for smoking, chewing, or snuffing, containing the addictive substance nicotine.