Question

What is the author’s point of view toward scientific exploration in Antarctica?
Responses
Skeptical about its usefulness
Skeptical about its usefulness
Strongly supportive and intrigued by its potential discoveries
Strongly supportive and intrigued by its potential discoveries
Neutral, presenting only facts
Neutral, presenting only facts
Critical of the costs and dangers involved
Critical of the costs and dangers involved

Answer 1

I don’t have the passage you’re referring to, so I can’t pick the correct option. Please paste the text or describe it.

If you want to decide on your own, here are quick cues to look for in the author’s tone and language:

- Strongly supportive and intrigued: enthusiastic or admiring language (e.g., “exciting,” “invaluable,” “groundbreaking”); emphasis on discoveries, future potential, calls for more research or funding; anecdotes of scientific success.

- Skeptical about its usefulness: dismissive or doubtful wording (e.g., “pointless,” “little benefit”), questions about the value of the research, comparisons that suggest resources could be better spent elsewhere.

- Neutral, presenting only facts: factual, balanced reporting with no evaluative adjectives or calls to action; reliance on data, dates, procedures, and quotations from sources without editorializing.

- Critical of the costs and dangers: focus on expense, logistical difficulty, safety risks, environmental harm, or fatalities; language that stresses burdens and trade-offs.

Note: two of the response choices you listed are duplicated — pick one instance of the same choice. Paste the passage and I’ll identify the author’s point of view.