Question

the excerpt presents descriptions of a famous explorer and his observations to explain the benefits of scuba diving for viewing octopuses.
the excerpt presents a chronological series of events to explain the narrator’s personal perspective about octopuses.
the excerpt introduces a cause - and - effect structure to illustrate the effect of human interactions on octopuses.
(the text below the options: )
octopuses when i was
he sea, i found octopus and squid: the
j) in my great - aunt’s bookcase.
cousteau, the great pioneer of
colasque philippe diolé, the book told
humans and cephalopods—the group
ses, squid, cuttlefish, and their more
aukthuses. a few days after i’d finished
orkelling and saw my first wild octopus.
ar rocks in the shallows, changing color
ected that, after it vanished into a
of the water and began telling two
everything i’d learned from the book.
we been were the first to spend a lot of
a stretch—in the water observing, and
was getting to know different
them remotely. refine long anne of

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option B: The excerpt doesn’t focus on “benefits of scuba diving” but on the narrator’s experience with octopuses. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The text presents events in chronological order (finding the book, then days later snorkeling, seeing the octopus, etc.) and from the narrator’s personal perspective (using “I” and sharing personal experiences). This matches.
• Option D: There’s no cause - effect structure about “human interactions on octopuses”; the focus is on the narrator’s experience, not cause - effect of human actions on octopuses. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. The excerpt presents a chronological series of events to explain the narrator’s personal perspective about octopuses.