Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 31

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Both a cold and the flu can make you miserable, but they are different in several ways. (2) Experts say a cold will go away by itself. (3) However, the flu can lead to pneumonia and other serious or even deadly problems. (4) A cold usually comes on gradually, accompanied by little or no fever. (5) In contrast, the flu comes on suddenly, and its fever can spike as high as 104 degrees and linger for three or four days. (6) Someone with a cold might experience mild body aches and fatigue, but the flu often brings severe body aches, deep fatigue, chills, and a major headache. (7) In general, a cold is wet, with much congestion, a runny nose, and even runny eyes. (8) The flu, on the other hand, is far drier, marked by a dry cough.
Does this paragraph compare, contrast, or both?

• A) compares only
• B) contrasts only
• C) compares and contrasts

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Definitions:

Thick Filaments

Protein structures in muscle fibers responsible for muscle contraction.

Thin Filaments

Filaments within muscle fibers composed primarily of the protein actin, which play a key role in muscle contraction by sliding past thick filaments.

A Band

The dark area observed in the sarcomere of skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers, consisting of thick myosin filaments.

Connective Tissue

A type of body tissue that supports, connects, or separates different types of tissues and organs in the body.