Question

Instructions: Carefully read the below paragraph; then answer the following question.

(1) The state of North Carolina contains a wide range of land forms. (2) At the western end of the state are the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. (3) Moving eastward, the
mountains turn into gentle rolling hills of the Piedmont, or foothills.(4) In the center of the state is the heartland, which includes the Sandhills area. (5) The very easternmost part of
the state is the beautiful Coastal Plain on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
How are the details arranged in this paragraph?
A top to bottom
OB. west to east
OC. foreground to background
OD. background to foreground

Answer 1

The details in this paragraph are arranged from west to east. The paragraph starts with the description of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the western end of the state, then moves eastward to describe the rolling hills of the Piedmont, followed by the heartland in the center of the state, and finally the Coastal Plain at the easternmost part of the state.