Question

Read the excerpt from The Building of Manhattan.

The BOOM is usually 70 to 90 feet long and is hinged to the mast at its base, so that both move together when the derrick swings to a new direction.


Which question can be answered only if an illustration accompanies the text?


What is the shape of the boom?

How long is the boom?

Does the boom move when the derrick swings?

Where is the boom attached to the mast?

Answer 1

Answer:What is the shape of the boom?

Explanation:Without having a picture. You do not know how large or the the shape of the boom.

Answer 2

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

An illustration is the way that question can be answered as it requires a visual approach.

Given the excerpt above, it's hard to tell the boom's shape just by using text.

Option B already has the answer there which is between 70-90feet.

Option C has been answered in this line "...so that both move together when the derrick swings to a new direction"

Option D has been answered that it's attached at the base of the mast.

Therefore the answer is option A.