Read the following passage and determine the text structure. Avalanches (when a lot of snow falls from a mountain) may bury people under them. If the people are not found rapidly enough by rescue teams they will die of suffocation (not getting enough air) or of hypothermia (freezing cold). The chance of surviving an avalanche is as follows:

92% if found within 15 minutes
30% if found within 35 minutes (victims die of suffocation)
nearly zero after two hours (victims die of injuries and hypothermia)
Select one:
a. cause and effect
b. chronological/timeline
c. problem and solution
d. compare and contrast

Read the excerpt from”do not go gentle into that good night” which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?

Which heading best completes the missing information in the chart?

Read the following excerpt from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday: the young plains culture of the kiowas withered and died like grass that is burned in the prairie wind. there came a day like destiny; in every direction, as far as the eye could see, carrion (animal carcasses) lay out in the land. the buffalo was the animal representation of the sun, the essential and sacrificial victim of the sun dance. when the wild herds were destroyed, so too was the will of the kiowa people. which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone? a. day like destiny b. lay out in the land c. far as the eye could see d. withered and died like grass