Question

summarizing informational texts — instruction — level e
fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the first paragraph.
32 workers were trapped in a tunnel filled with poisonous gas. no one could help the men in the tunnel. then, someone had the idea that garrett morgans new invention could ______ the workers.
options: hurt, overcome, save
by paula morrow
on july 24, 1916, a natural gas explosion trapped 32 men working in a tunnel 250 feet below lake erie. the first would-be rescuers who dashed into the tunnel were overcome by gas. for hours no one else dared to enter the suffocating, poisonous deathtrap. then, late that night, someone had an idea. they would send for garrett morgan and his new invention.

Explanation:

The first paragraph states 32 men were trapped by a gas explosion, rescuers were overcome by the gas, and someone wanted to use Garrett Morgan's invention to help the trapped workers. The context requires a verb that means to aid the workers, so "save" is the correct choice (the other options "hurt" and "overcome" have negative or irrelevant meanings here).

Answer:

save