Question

part a
which statement best describes the authors point of view about
rachel carson?

1. carson gave scientists a reason to study the ocean.

1. carson caused the ocean to be a popular place to visit.

1. carson knew as much as we know about the ocean today.

1. carson helped people think about the ocean in a new

way.

part b
which sentence from the passage best develops the correct point
of view from part a?

1. \carson spent a summer studying at the woods hole

marine biological laboratory on the coast of
massachusetts.\ (paragraph 1)

1. \her fascination with the ocean grew as she learned

more about it in graduate school and as an editor for the
fish and wildlife service\ (paragraph 1)

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Explanation:

Part A

• Option 1: There's no indication Carson gave scientists a new reason to study the ocean.
• Option 2: Carson's work was about understanding the ocean, not making it a popular place to visit.
• Option 3: Knowledge about the ocean has advanced since Carson's time, so she couldn't know as much as we do now.
• Option 4: Rachel Carson's work (like "The Sea Around Us") helped people perceive the ocean from new perspectives, emphasizing its complexity and beauty, thus changing how people thought about it.

• Option 1: Just describes where she studied, not about changing people's views.
• Option 2: Talks about her fascination, not how she affected others' thinking.
• Option 3 (assuming the cut - off part shows her sharing stories that made people see the ocean anew): This would support that she helped people think about the ocean in a new way by sharing narratives about ocean life.

Answer:

1. Carson helped people think about the ocean in a new way.

Part B (assuming the third option, though text is cut off, likely the one showing how she changed people's perception, e.g., by telling stories that made people view the ocean differently)