Identify the text structures of "Exploring Mars" and "Living on Mars." Explain why each author chose to use the text structure for his writing. Use details from each text in your response.
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Which statement best describes a major difference between "Exploring Mars" and "Living on Mars"?
"Exploring Mars" describes inspiring reasons for human exploration, while "Living on Mars" argues that it would be too difficult for humans to live there.
"Exploring Mars" tells about problems NASA has faced in sending spacecraft to Mars and solutions to these problems, while "Living on Mars" presents problems and possible solutions to living on Mars.
"Exploring Mars" tells about events in the history of the exploration of Mars, while "Living on Mars" presents problems and possible solutions to living on Mars.
"Exploring Mars" describes causes and effects of space exploration, while "Living on Mars" presents expert opinions about why humans should try to build a settlement on Mars.
Choose one sentences from each article that supports the answer in question 1.
"Have you ever though about exploring Mars?" ("Exploring Mars")
"In November 1964, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Mariner 4." ("Exploring Mars")
"Curiosity is gathering evidence from rocks and soils." ("Exploring Mars")
"Do you think it is possible to live on Mars?" ("Living on Mars")
"Another problem is that Mars is very cold, windy, and dusty." ("Living on Mars")
"Maybe one day you'll be making the trip." ("Living on Mars")
Which statement best describes the difference between the purposes of the articles "Exploring Mars" and "Living on Mars"?
"Exploring Mars" argues that NASA should continue sending spacecraft to Mars, while "Living on Mars" argues that it is too costly.
"Exploring Mars" describes the purposed of each mission to Mars, while "Living on Mars" describes ways to overcome challenges to living there.
"Exploring Mars" focuses on the problems each spacecraft faced, while "Living on Mars" is an emotional account of what it is like to live there.
"Exploring Mars" tells the steps needed to survive a mission to Mars, while "Living on Mars" tells facts about Mars's climate.
Choose one sentence from each article that supports the answer in question 3.
"Then new technology allowed the United States to get even closer." ("Exploring Mars")
"NASA lost contact with Spirit in 2010." ("Exploring Mars")
"Over the past 50 years, scientists have learned a great deal about Mars." ("Exploring Mars")
"Of all the planets in our solar system, Mars has the best conditions to support human life." ("Living on Mars")
"That's a long trip if you need to return to Earth for supplies!" ("Living on Mars")
"Despite all of these problems, some humans are eager to build permanent colonies on Mars." ("Living on Mars")
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of "Living on Mars."
The spacesuit would have to be light and flexible enough so you could move about freely.
What does the affix -ible in the word flexible mean?
