Question

Excerpt from Seaplanes

Roberto Barerra



5 Though militaries no longer use seaplanes regularly, they still fulfill many purposes. Coast guards around the world use seaplanes during rescues because of their ability to fly long distances while searching for stranded people in the water. Fire fighters also use these planes to drop large amounts of water over forest fires. Even airline companies even use seaplanes to fly passengers to remote areas where airstrips do not exist.
How does the author support the idea of the current usefulness of seaplanes?

A) The author discusses possible future uses for seaplanes.
B) The author describes the three different kinds of seaplanes and their uses.
C) The author gives reasons why the use of seaplanes by the military has declined.
D) The author gives specific examples of how coast guards, fire fighters, and airlines use seaplanes.

Answer 1

D) The author gives specific examples of

how coast guards, fire fighters, and airlines use seaplanes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason I said that was because in the passage, It explaned that that "Coast guards around the world use seaplanes during rescues because of their ability to fly long distances while searching for stranded people in the water."