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Answer: ASet 2: Cross-Text Connections
Explanation
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.).