Question

1. how do the authors of each passage organize the information regarding the driving age?

a both passages follow a formal communicative structure, presenting background information on the driving age, followed by associated opinions, potential benefits, and concluding with the author’s stance on the issue.
b the authors of both passages present information chronologically, starting with historical context and progressing to present - day statistics and arguments.
c passage one presents statistics and facts supporting the driving age of 16 first, followed by potential benefits and counterarguments, while passage two organizes information by presenting the drawbacks of allowing driving at 16 followed by improved solutions and supporting reasons for raising the driving age to 17.
d passage one presents information chronologically by presenting the ways and statistics supporting the driving age of 16, while passage two presents information by highlighting the drawbacks and risks associated with allowing driving at 16.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about a "similar communicative structure" with background, opinions, benefits, and author stance. But the question is about how each passage’s sections represent driving - age info. This option focuses on overall structure, not section - level representation of driving - age info. Eliminate A.
• Option B: Mentions presenting info chronologically with historical context and progression. The question is about how sections represent driving - age info, not chronological presentation. Eliminate B.
• Option C: States that Passage 1 presents statistics/backing for driving age 16 (then benefits/encouragements) and Passage 2 presents drawbacks of driving at 16 (to support raising to 17). This directly addresses how the sections of each passage represent driving - age related info (Passage 1’s sections support 16, Passage 2’s sections support 17 by showing 16’s issues).
• Option D: The description is incomplete and does not clearly explain how sections represent driving - age info. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. Passage one presents statistics and facts supporting the driving age of 16 first, followed by potential benefits and encouragements, while passage two presents information by presenting the drawbacks of allowing driving at 16 followed by supporting reasons for raising the driving age to 17.