Question

a cyclist chooses a bike at a bike - sharing station.
evaluating arguments in
bike boom
the more bike - friendly a city becomes, the more people
ride. in fact, after cities build protected bike lanes, the
number of people riding bikes often doubles.
bike lanes can make traffic safer for everyone, not just
cyclists. cars slow down and drive more carefully next to
bike lanes. people studying bike safety watched videos of
almost 13,000 riders at city intersections with bike lanes.
they didnt see a single accident. and when cyclists have
their own lanes, they dont ride on the sidewalk, so the
people walking stay safer, too.
cities have good reasons to like bikes. more bicycles on the
road means there arent as many people driving, which
means less traffic and pollution. and thats good for the
earth and all its people, on two wheels or four.
what new point does the author
make in the last paragraph?
biking instead of driving in cities helps
people and our planet.
traffic and pollution problems can be
fixed in cities.
cities should replace cars with more
bikes.
are taking steps to support all
ders.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the last paragraph:

1. The last paragraph says "More bicycles on the road means there aren’t as many people driving, which means less traffic and pollution. And that’s good for the Earth and all its people, on two wheels or four."
2. Let's evaluate each option:

• Option 1: The paragraph doesn’t talk about oil drillers. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The paragraph doesn’t suggest replacing cars with bikes, just notes fewer drivers. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The paragraph says traffic and pollution decrease (less traffic/pollution), not that problems are "fixed." Eliminate.
• Option 4: The paragraph explains that biking (instead of driving) reduces traffic/pollution, helping people and the planet. This matches.

Answer:

The correct option (assuming the right - most option is D, for example, if labeled as such) would be the one stating "Biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet." (We'll assume the option with this text is the correct one, and if we follow the label from the image's right - most option, we'll present it with its identifier. Since the exact identifier isn't fully clear, but the text is "Biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet", that's the answer.)