What type of test is this one?

"When Hal arrives at the pond, a bleak sight greets him as he discovers the surface of the skating pond is layered with snow. Realizing he is facing a monumental task, he industriously begins to shovel the mounds of new snow from the frozen pond. Lifting shovelful after shovelful of heavy wet snow, Hal tirelessly works. While he works, he dreams of his brilliant future as a magnificent hockey star. Soon a massive pile of glistening snow begins to appear on the bank, and the icy surface of the pond is smooth glass. Hal’s back and arms ache as he eagerly exchanges his work boots for an old, worn pair of hockey skates."

a)descriptive b)narrative c)expository d)persuasive

Narrative essays or passages give a full account of the story, the beginning, the middle and the end. The passage about Hal all contains the basics os a narrative. It first shows Hal planning to skate but was met by a massive snow piling on the skating rink. He decides to clear the snow and then, by the end of the passage, we see him getting ready to skate. The story contains a full detail from beginning to end. narrating the story from the problem to the solving of the problem, the passage is a narrative form of essay. It also enables the readers to have a sense of the plot and understand it.