Question

select the passage that has a more conversational tone. the fingers are drumming, twitching, twirling, doing a multitude of motions that mean what? nothing, do you say? oh! no, indeed; not nothing but something. fingers and hands which perform all these unnecessary motions are acting as a result of thoughtlessness. every one does it, do you say? no, that is not true. the special importance of the sense of hearing comes from the fact that it is the sense connected with speech. therefore, to train the childs attention to follow sounds and noises that are produced in the environment is to prepare his attention to follow the sounds of clear language more accurately. adapted from thomas tapper, music talks with children and maria montessori, dr. montessoris own handbook

Explanation:

The first passage uses rhetorical questions like "do you say?" and exclamations like "Oh! No, indeed", creating a more conversational tone. The second passage is more factual and instructional about the importance of the sense of hearing.

Answer:

The fingers are drumming, twitching, twirling, doing a multitude of motions that mean what? Nothing, do you say? Oh! No, indeed; not nothing but something. Fingers and hands which perform all these unnecessary motions are acting as a result of thoughtlessness. Everyone does it, do you say? No, that is not true.