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1. Travelers who want to go to the ultimate extreme could board a ship bound for Antarctica. A two-day sail from the southern tip of Argentina ends at one of the most bizarre islands an adventurous traveler could imagine. It’s called Deception Island because within the C-shaped island hides one of the safest harbors in the world.

2. Other surprises await tourists of Deception Island. Its harbor is actually a caldera, or mouth, of an active volcano submerged under the water. Steam from beneath the shore’s volcanic sand warms the freezing water around the harbor’s edges.The last thing most visitors to an Antarctic island expect is to be in danger of getting scalded, but the risk is real. In 1920–1921, the water there boiled, stripping paint from ships’ hulls. So, bathers must choose their spots carefully, seeking out the perfect location between boiling hot and ice cold.

How does the writer connect ideas in paragraph 2 to ideas in paragraph 1? Choose the two answers that apply.

(A) The writer makes a transition: “Other surprises await tourists of Deception Island.”


(B) The writer suggests that visitors don’t really need to worry about getting scalded.


(C) The writer describes features of the island that make it an extreme place to visit.


(D) The writer explains that boiling water can actually strip the paint from the bottom of a ship.


(E) The writer explains where Deception Island is located, about a two-day sail from the southern tip of Argentina.

Answer 1

Answer:

A and C.

Explanation:

(A) The writer makes a transition: “Other surprises await tourists of Deception Island.”

I can tell you this is correct because this is a transitional sentence. This sentence is  topic sentence that transitions into the next paragraph continuing on with the ideas. When you finish the first paragraph, you are waiting for that continuation of the idea. That is why this connects to the first paragraph.

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(C) The writer describes features of the island that make it an extreme place to visit.

In the first paragraph we see that the author is talking about how if you want to go on an extreme trip, you should go on this venture. In the continuation, we see that there are details explaining why Deception Island is such an extreme venture. That's how we can see that this is another connection with paragraph 1 and 2.

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I hope this helps!

-No one

Answer 2

I believe the answers are A and E. Paragraph one is all about a description of the trip there, while paragraph 2 is a description of the island and what is it like.