Question

on monday, brock walked down his street to the corner where he met up with brandon and gave their customary tired fist bump to say hello. with their backpacks slung over one shoulder, they continued to the bus stop and waited with other students for the bus to carry them to school. aboard the bus, passengers looked dreamily out the windows as they jostled along, planning for the day in their near future when a learners permit might free them from the boring bus ride. after school, brock and brandon jostled back to their neighborhood on bus 447. the routine was always the same: on monday, they discussed the weekend; on tuesday, an unexpected breeze greeted them on their walk home; on thursday, it rained.
othing ever happens in this boring neighborhood!\ brock lamented on friday morning. little did he know that his life would change forever on their walk home that day. exiting the bus, brandon began telling brock about his grand experiment fail when he tried to demonstrate gravity for his class presentation on mr. heards desk. his presentation apparatus along with most of the stuff on mr. heards desk went flying, but he didnt get in too much trouble. \hey, did you hear about that tv show? this morning my dad said they were going to do filming right here in pleasant valley,\ brandon said. brock looked up to see a large group of people milling around in front of his house, and his parents were talking to a man wearing sunglasses and a strange - looking hat. as he walked up to his parents, he heard his dad telling the man that they could film outside, but he didnt want anyone coming into their home. a glimmer of excitement began to move in brock, and it boiled up into his chest as he realized this was the most exciting thing to happen in pleasant valley since the arrival of the free ice - cream truck two months ago. then, the man in the sunglasses stared at brock for a few uncomfortable seconds. \well, you have a very pleasant face, young man. have you ever done any acting?\ which is the best objective summary of the passage? a. everyone riding the school bus is bored and dreams about getting their license to drive. but brock and brandon may have different dreams when a tv film crew comes to town and wants to film a tv show in front of brocks house. b. two bored boys ride the bus to school everyday, but they would rather be able to drive. when a tv production crew comes to town, brock is offered an acting job that will make him famous and he wont have to ride the bus again. c. the routine for brock and brandon is the same every day: ride the bus, go to school, ride the bus. brandon has a little excitement when he messes up his teachers desk, but brock will have the most excitement with a tv film crew. d. life for brock and brandon is repetitious and unexciting on their daily bus ride to school. but the arrival of a tv show film crew may change all that, especially when one of the film crew asks brock if he has ever done any acting.

Explanation:

To determine the best objective summary, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The passage doesn't say everyone on the bus is bored or that Brock and Brandon have different dreams about the TV crew. Eliminate A.
• Option B: There's no mention Brock is offered an acting job or that he won't ride the bus again. Eliminate B.
• Option C: Brandon's "mess - up" is a small incident, and the focus is on the routine and the TV crew's arrival, not just their excitement levels. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The passage describes Brock and Brandon's daily routine (bus ride to school, repetitive and unexciting) and how the arrival of the TV film crew (and a crew member asking Brock about acting) may change things. This matches the main points of the passage.

Answer:

D. Life for Brock and Brandon is repetitious and unexciting on their daily bus ride to school. But the arrival of a TV show film crew may change all that, especially when one of the film crew asks Brock if he has ever done any acting.