Introductory statement: For at least five centuries,people from the region near the Qinling Mountains incentral China went into Dayu Cave to retrieve waterand pray. Some of them marked their visits withgraffiti—bold black text against the yellow-brownishwalls—that recorded the droughts that sent them tothe cave’s Dragon Lake.

Question

Thesis statement: Scientists have matched thosechronicles with chemical data compiled form thecave itself and found evidence that more hard timescould be ahead.
Main points:
The graffiti recorded at least 70 visits to thecave by locals.
Humans around the world have marked theirvisits to caves with graffiti, but these are thefirst known cave writings to record detailsabout drought.
Caves themselves can reveal evidence oflocal climate through the formations ornonformations of stalactites and stalagmites.
Climate has a massive influence on societyand our highly industrialized society will bejust as impacted by drought as people were inpre-industrial society.
A)
Use the outline of
The Age of Humans below
to answer the question.
How could an author write a closing statement for the explanatory text so that the reader feels challenged?
(1 point)
by using keywords in the introduction so
the reader can form their own opinions
and make a connection to the beginning
of the text
by sharing a relevant quote from an
expert that further explains the impact
that this type of problem can have on the
people of all time periods
by suggesting that people in today’s world
can learn the effects of drought by
continuing to study how ancient people
dealt with it
by giving a metaphor or analogy that
relates to the specific topic provided in
the text

Answer 1

By suggesting that people in today’s world can learn the effects of drought by continuing to study how ancient people dealt with it.