Question

questions 6 through 9 refer to the following.
(the following passage is the introduction to an article published by an american writer in
2010.)
on the night of december 10, 1999, the philippine island of luzon, home to the capital,
manila, and some 40 million people, abruptly lost power, sparking fears that a long - rumored
military coup détat was underway. malls full of christmas shoppers plunged into darkness.
holiday parties ground to a halt. president joseph estrada, meeting with senators at the
hilton, endured a tense ten minutes before a generator restored the lights, while the public,
time, endured a tense ten minutes before a generator restored the lights, while the public,
remained in the dark until the cause of the crisis was announced, and dealt with, the next
day. disgruntled generals had not engineered the blackout. it was wrought by jellyfish. some
50 dump trucks worth had been sucked into the cooling pipes of a coal - fired power plant,
clogging a cascading power failure. there we are at the dawn of a new millennium, in the age
of cyberspace, fumed an editorial in the philippine star, and we are at the mercy of
jellyfish.
a decade later, the predicament seems only to have worsened. all around the world, jellyfish
are behaving badly - reproducing in astonishing numbers and congregating where theyre
apparently never been seen before. jellyfish have halted seafloor diamond mining off the
coast of namibia; by gumming up sediment removal systems, jellies scar so much food in
the caspian sea theyve contributed to the commercial extinction of beluga sturgeon - the
source of fine caviar. in 2007, marine biologist jennifer purcell watched in
101,000 - formed masses off the coast of ireland as squads of trawlers 0n a boast watched in
horror. the jelly swarm eventually was 25 feet deep and covered ten square miles

throughout the passage, the author advances her main point by employing which of the
following methods?
a analyzing the underlying causes of unusual jellyfish behavior in
recent decades
b recounting multiple incidents that demonstrate the threat
represented by jellyfish
c commenting on the impact of increasing jellyfish populations on
international relations
d enumerating human actions that are endangering jellyfish
populations

Explanation:

The passage discusses multiple incidents (like the Luzon power outage caused by jellyfish, grammar - up edict removal due to jellyfish, etc.) that show the threat jellyfish pose. It recounts these events to highlight the problems jellyfish create. The other options are incorrect:

• Option A: The passage is not just analyzing causes of a single behavior (like why jellyfish do something) but multiple incidents.
• Option C: There is no in - depth commentary on international relations in the passage.
• Option D: Enumerating human actions endangering jellyfish is not the main focus. The focus is on jellyfish endangering human activities (like power outages).

Answer:

B. Recounting multiple incidents that demonstrate the threat represented by jellyfish.