Question

Question 15 of 20 : Select the best answer for the question. 15. What is the dominant pattern of development in the following passage?

Having been raised on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota, Lorie Ann Kline was having trouble adjusting to life in the city and to Central High School. In a conference with her parents, the school guidance counselor explained that Lorie Ann avoided talking to her fellow students and sat by herself in the lunchroom. Perhaps most disturbing, her grades were not what one would expect given her high scholastic aptitude scores. Mrs. Kline agreed that Lorie Ann was often shy around strangers. A solemn Mr. Kline explained that his daughter had been severely bullied by two older children who had lived at the farm for a short time. The guidance counselor nodded in understanding.

A. Description B. Narration C. Process Analysis D. Comparison and contrast

Answer 1

B. Narration

Narration in a composition is characterized for telling a story, which it's filled with enough vivid details to explain, embellish or support the story in order to get the reader involved in it.

The excerpt is a vivid example of that: the author is retailing Lorie Ann Kline's story and her difficulties adapting to the city and high school, and he or she uses enough details (Her background, the interaction between her parents and the guidance counselor, etc.) so we, the readers, can understand what's going on and get involved in it.