HSA 2009 English Item 31print

HSA 2009 English Item 31

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Read the essay “Water.” Then answer the following item.

Carefully examine the details of the photograph below.

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Which of these sentences from the essay “Water” is best supported by the details in the photograph?

  1. It is an action repeated so many times during the day that even though I have never carried water on my head, I know exactly how it is done. (paragraph 3)
  2. The pump is also where you hear gossip from the women who live on the other side of the village. (paragraph 4)
  3. It is a small portion of the ocean, and it swirls and lurches on her head with long movements. (paragraph 5)
  4. When I lug my ten liter plastic jug of water to my house by hand, it is only a hundred meters, but the container is heavy and unwieldy. (paragraph 7)

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