Question

which choice is the best paraphrase of the following excerpt from \help him up!\? i ran several feet to the edge of the platform where the man had fallen... there was another man down there already, pushing him toward safety.... people clapped and shouted and smiled at one another. the young man who had jumped down to help, wearing a green jacket, walked around in circles by himself, shaking a little. a the author ran to the edge of the platform, jumped in to help the man, and listened as people clapped for what he had done. b the people in the subway cheered as the young man in the green jacket shook off the shock of saving the homeless man, who had fallen from the platform. c the author writes, \people clapped and shouted and smiled at one another. the young man who had jumped down to help, wearing a green jacket, walked around in circles by himself, shaking a little.\ multiple choice listen which of the following choices integrates a quotation correctly? select two. a \watch out!\ she shouted. \i hear the train approaching.\ b one of the witnesses reported, \i was sure that someone else would take care of him\. c according to the author, \almost no one was ready to take action\.

Explanation:

For the first question, option B accurately captures the key elements of the original text - people cheering, the young man in green jacket who helped and was shaken up. For the second question, in option B, the reporting clause "One of the witnesses reported" is followed by a comma and then the quote, which is correct. In option C, "According to the author" is followed by a comma and then the quote, also correct. Option A has incorrect punctuation as there should be a comma after "she shouted".

Answer:

For the first question: B. The people in the subway cheered as the young man in the green jacket shook off the shock of saving the homeless man, who had fallen from the platform.
For the second question: B. One of the witnesses reported, "I was sure that someone else would take care of him". C. According to the author, "almost no one was ready to take action."