Question

this passage is about two boys, antonio and felix. select the best evidence to support the statement that antonio and felix do not look alike.

they were so together in friendship that they felt themselves to be brothers. they had known each other since childhood, growing up on the lower east side of manhattan in the same tenement building on fifth street between avenue a and avenue b.

antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while felix was dark, short, and husky. antonios hair was always falling over his eyes, while felix wore his black hair in a natural afro style.

each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. every chance they had the boys worked out, sometimes at the boys club on 10th street and avenue a and sometimes at the pros gym on 14th street.

from piri thomas, \amigo brothers,\ in stories from el barrio. copyright 1978 by

Explanation:

To support the statement that Antonio and Felix do not look alike, we need to find the part of the passage that describes their physical appearances differently. The sentence "Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while Felix was dark, short, and husky. Antonio's hair was always falling over his eyes, while Felix wore his black hair in a natural Afro style." directly contrasts their physical features (complexion, build, hair) showing they don't look alike. The other parts talk about their friendship history or their dreams and workout routines, not their appearance differences.

Answer:

Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while Felix was dark, short, and husky. Antonio's hair was always falling over his eyes, while Felix wore his black hair in a natural Afro style.