In all of recent American history, there has been no worse river flooding than what occurred on the Mississippi River between late June and the middle of August in 1993. Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri. Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods. At St. Louis, Missouri, the river crested at 49.6 feet—more than 19 feet above “flood stage.” It was six feet higher than any level that had been recorded before.

Of the 1,300 levees that had been built to contain Mississippi River floods, more than 1,000 failed. Almost 50,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 70,000 people had to move because of the floods. Damage was estimated to be between 15 and 20 billion dollars. Worst of all, 52 people lost their lives in the great flood of 1993.

9. The excerpt is a piece of expository writing, because it contains (1 point)dialogue.
poetry.
facts and information.
fictional characters.

10. In paragraph 1, the author writes, “In all of recent American history, there has been no worse river flooding than what occurred on the Mississippi River between late June and the middle of August in 1993.” Which sentence from the passage most directly supports this assertion? (1 point)Of the 1,300 levees that had been built to contain Mississippi River floods, more than 1,000 failed.
Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri.
Almost 50,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 70,000 people had to move because of the floods.
Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods.

11. Which of the following best paraphrases the first sentence of the first paragraph? (1 point)The river flooding that occurred on the Mississippi River in the summer of 1993 is the worst in American history.
No flooding has ever been more frightening than that which occurred on the Mississippi River in 1993.
The summer of 1993 brought tragic river flooding to the Mississippi River.
Many people lost their lives in major river flooding between late June and the middle of August in 1993.

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9. B

10.C

11. D

10. is right. The other two are wrong.

9. The excerpt is a piece of expository writing because it contains facts and information. Expository writing is a type of writing that aims to inform or explain a topic or concept.

10. The sentence from the passage that most directly supports the assertion that there has been no worse river flooding in recent American history than what occurred on the Mississippi River in 1993 is: "Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri." This sentence indicates the extent of the flooding, suggesting that it was widespread and severe.

11. The best paraphrase of the first sentence of the first paragraph would be: "The river flooding that occurred on the Mississippi River in the summer of 1993 is the worst in American history." This paraphrase captures the main idea of the original sentence, emphasizing the severity of the flooding in 1993.