Select the correct excerpts.
Which three excerpts would best be characterized as expository texts?
Excerpt 1
May 17, 1980, was a quiet day in Silver Lake, Washington. If you had been there, you pro
state's famous mountains. The mountain looked like a cone capped with snow. It rose fro
Mount St. Helens is volcanic. Scientists were watching the mountain carefully that spring.
the mountain. Steam spewed from its top. And yet, from a distance, the mountain looked
underground builds and forces its way to the surface. Volcanos can be active, dormant, o
10,000 years and is thought to erupt in the near future. A dormant volcano has not erupt,
again. An extinct volcano is one scientists do not expect to erupt again. For example, in 19
Excerpt 2
Anxiety sometimes manifests as an apprehensive feeling or worry that you are unable to
include tense muscles, churning stomach, nausea, diarrhea, headache, backache, heart pa
and needles" in arms, hands, or legs. With all these symptoms, it is easy to mistake anxiet
from time to time, but when anxiety interferes with life when there's no real threat, or is p
problem. One of the best ways to deal with anxiety is to learn how to manage stress in yo
Meditation, breathing techniques, and yoga are all possible ways to help ease anxiety. Bei
get plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy diet. All of these practices will help reduce a
Excerpt 3
Visiting a different country can be a great way to spend a vacation. As a tourist, you are th
living in a different country is not the same as visiting one. When you move to a new count
many things that you know. A new place may have different customs, different food and o
be very different. Buying food and getting to work may be a major challenge. You will have
feelings are examples of culture shock.
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