Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text
Question 11 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744
Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In 2001 the UK National Census recorded that more than 1 in 20 Londoners were of black African descent, a figure that has continued to rise in the years since. Modern British life and culture now have a strong African component. This development is merely the latest chapter in the history of relations between Africa and western Europe, and in that long and turbulent history the Benin Bronzes, as they used to be known, hold a unique place.
Answer
A
by giving an anecdote that makes the reader interested in modern British life
B
by providing a quotation that makes the reader interested in current census data
C
by presenting a series of interesting facts that make the reader curious about the significance of the Benin Bronzes
D
by providing a description of the Benin Bronzes that makes the reader interested in how they were made
Explanation
The excerpt begins with census figures about Londoners of African descent, then connects modern Britain’s African cultural influence to the long history between Africa and western Europe. It ends by identifying the Benin Bronzes as having a unique place in that history, encouraging the reader to learn why they matter. Choice C best describes this approach; the passage gives facts, not an anecdote, quotation, or description of how the bronzes were made.
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