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Set 2: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. We know about them because we find their bones, called fossils, buried in the ground. Text 2 Paleontologists are scientists who study fossils. They dig up the bones and put them together like a puzzle to learn what dinosaurs looked like.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?

A. Text 1 explains what fossils are, and Text 2 explains who studies them.✓ Correct
B. Text 1 argues that dinosaurs are still alive.
C. Text 2 says fossils are fake.
D. Both texts describe how to fly a spaceship.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Bones = Fossils. Text 2: Paleontologists study fossils.

Key Evidence:

• "bones, called fossils"

• "Paleontologists ... study fossils"

Why others are wrong: B (Says lived long ago.), C (Studies them.), D (Irrelevant.).