Question

Read these excerpts on the Wright brothers.

Biography: The Wright brothers made a dangerous decision to fly the brittle machine in the unsafe winds, and were fortunate they weren’t killed.


Memoir: We realized the difficulties of flying in so high a wind, but estimated that the added dangers in flight would be partly compensated for by the slower speed in landing.

Which option best describes the differences in description between biography and memoir of the decision the brothers made to fly in higher winds?

A.
The author of the biography was less concerned about the wind.
B.
The author of the biography thought the winds were strong enough to be dangerous.
C.
In the memoir, the brothers provide an explanation about their decision to fly in the stronger winds.
D.
In the memoir, the brothers were not concerned about the weather bringing additional dangers or difficulties.

Answer 1

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

C. In the memoir, the brothers provide an explanation about their decision to fly in the stronger winds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both passages, from the biography and the memoir, speak of the dangers the brothers faced when flying in the strong wind. None of them undermine the concern or talk about it more.

However, the brothers have provided the explanation for their flight in their own words. They say that they thought slow speed while landing will lower the danger, and provide them a safe flight and return to the ground. We do not see this account in the quote from the biography, as the author only says it was unsafe and that the Wright brothers were almost killed.

This is underlying the general differences between biographies and memories – the biography is the third-person account, more relied on stating facts; memories are personal recollections of someone’s life, and more often include thoughts and emotions of the person in question.