Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.It was such a gradual movement that he discovered it only through noticing that a black mark that had been near him five minutes ago was now at the other side of the circumference. Even then he scarcely understood what this indicated, until he heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so. Then the thing came upon him in a flash. The cylinder was artificial—hollow—with an end that screwed out! Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!
Answer
A
providing researched facts.
B
using vivid sensory details.
C
citing the cylinder's dimensions.
D
offering convincing arguments.
Explanation
Wells builds suspense by describing what the observer sees and hears: the black mark shifts around the cylinder, jerks forward, and is accompanied by a “muffled grating sound.” These concrete visual and auditory details make the scene vivid. The excerpt does not give researched facts, measurements, or arguments.
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