Question

Consider the paragraph and image.

In the early 1900s, a handy invention lightened laundry
loads by squeezing water out of garments. Homemakers
could attach a clothes wringer to a bucket with built-in vice
clamps and crank individual pieces of laundry through two
sturdy rollers.
How does the image enhance the paragraph?
O by labeling the parts of the clothes wringer
O by crediting the inventor of the clothes wringer
O by reinforcing the description of the clothes wringer
O by criticizing the shortcomings of the clothes wringer

Answer 1

option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage describes about the handy invention of wringer which is a device used to squeeze water from the wet clothes or other objects. A description is provided of the working of clothes wringer. It illustrates how the strong and solidly built rollers helps in squeezing the wet clothes by attaching clothes wringer to a bucket. The image thus supports the description of the clothes wringer. The other options mentioned aren’t correct because the description is not labeling the parts, neither crediting the inventor nor criticizing any of its shortcomings.

Answer 2

The image enhance the paragraph by reinforcing the description of the clothes wringer.

Answer: Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage describes about the handy invention of wringer which is a device used to squeeze water from the wet clothes or other objects. A description is provided of the working of clothes wringer. It illustrates how the strong and solidly built rollers helps in squeezing the wet clothes by attaching clothes wringer to a bucket. The image thus supports the description of the clothes wringer. The other options mentioned aren’t correct because the description is not labelling the parts, neither crediting the invertor nor criticizing any of its shortcomings.