Question

read the passage.
from texas rose festival: a legacy of roses
1
have you ever heard the expressions \smelling like a rose\ and \everything’s coming up roses?\ they mean that something good has happened, because roses are so beautiful and smell so good. have you ever smelled a rose? they are fragrant, colorful flowers with thorny stems and exist in many varieties.
2
texas is known for its roses. since 1933, the texas rose festival in tyler has celebrated the beauty and scent of roses. inspired by a new agricultural industry, civic - minded leaders and the women of the tyler garden club created the texas rose festival to promote the rose industry, build tourism, celebrate volunteerism, and instill community pride. the four - day festival offers a queens coronation, a rose show, a queens tea, and a rose parade.
3
after a plague wiped out the area’s peach crops, rose growing in tyler began on a small scale in the early 1900s. rose plantings increased each year, and business boomed.
4
tyler roses are famous. in 1968, tyler... roses were given to lady bird johnson, wife of president lyndon b. johnson, and they now grow in the white house rose garden.
(\texas rose festival: a legacy of roses\ from americas story, library of congress)
which statement best explains how paragraph 2 contributes to the development of the passage?

1. it creates a clear image of what a rose festival is like.
2. it reveals how dependent texas is on its rose farming.
3. it describes the importance of roses in a texas community.
4. it urges other communities to celebrate the beauty of roses.

Explanation:

Paragraph 2 introduces the Texas Rose Festival, its founding goals (promote rose industry, boost tourism, celebrate volunteerism, build community pride) and its events. This shows how roses are woven into the local community's economy, culture, and identity, which matches option 3. Option 1 is incorrect because the paragraph focuses on the festival's purpose, not a vivid image of the festival experience. Option 2 is wrong as it does not discuss Texas' dependence on rose farming. Option 4 is incorrect because the paragraph does not urge other communities to act.

Answer:

1. It describes the importance of roses in a Texas community.