Question

not the same old same old by b. mcswain on monday, brock walked down his street to the corner where he met up with brandon and gave him 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 learner’s permit might free them from the boring bus ride. after school, brock and brandon jostled back to their neighborhood on bus #47. the routine didn’t change on tuesday. on wednesday, an unexpected breeze greeted them on their walk home; on thursday, it rained. “nothing 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 and knocked over his whole presentation apparatus along with most of the stuff on mr. heard’s desk. “well, you definitely demonstrated gravity,” brock chuckled. “hey, did you hear about that new tv show? this morning my dad said they were going to be filming it 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 didn’t 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 film crew for the new show. the man in the sunglasses stared at brock for a few uncomfortable seconds. then he said, “you have a very pleasant face. when man... have you ever done which is the best objective summary of the passage? a. 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. b. 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 brock’s house. c. 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 won’t have to ride the bus again. d. 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 teacher’s desk, but brock will have the most excitement with a tv film crew.

Explanation:

To find the best summary, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The passage says Brock's life "would change forever" due to the film crew, not that their life was repetitive and unexciting (Brock laments the neighborhood being boring, but the bus ride routine is just part of it, and the film crew's arrival is the change - this option misrepresents the main event).
• Option B: There's no mention of dreams about getting a license or the film crew wanting to film in front of Brock's house.
• Option C: The passage is about Brock's potential change due to the film crew, not about the boys not wanting to ride the bus or an acting job (the film crew is there to film, and Brock's grand experiment failed, but there's no acting job offer).
• Option D: The story shows Brock's routine (bus ride, school) and then the excitement when a TV film crew comes to town (his dad says they are filming there, and Brock gets excited about the new show). This matches the events: routine + excitement with the film crew.

Answer:

D. 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 teacher’s desk, but Brock will have the most excitement with a TV film crew.