read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer.\nthe team must take the bones…

read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer.\nthe team must take the bones to their lab in chicago. twenty tons of bones have to be moved. some weigh more than 500 pounds. there is no easy way to move them. they use a tripod, pulleys, rope, and a chain. they load the bones onto trucks. they drive 1,000 miles to a port in ghana. they put the bones on a ship, which takes them across the atlantic. then, the bones are shipped to chicago.\n5: which sentence summarizes the paragraph?\na the dinosaur bones had a long trip from africa to chicago.\nb dinosaur bones are heavy.\nc ships are the best way to get dinosaur bones to chicago.\nd trucks have to drive slowly when they carry dinosaur bones.

read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer.\nthe team must take the bones to their lab in chicago. twenty tons of bones have to be moved. some weigh more than 500 pounds. there is no easy way to move them. they use a tripod, pulleys, rope, and a chain. they load the bones onto trucks. they drive 1,000 miles to a port in ghana. they put the bones on a ship, which takes them across the atlantic. then, the bones are shipped to chicago.\n5: which sentence summarizes the paragraph?\na the dinosaur bones had a long trip from africa to chicago.\nb dinosaur bones are heavy.\nc ships are the best way to get dinosaur bones to chicago.\nd trucks have to drive slowly when they carry dinosaur bones.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To determine the correct summary, we analyze each option:

  • Option B: The paragraph is not just about the weight of the bones but their transportation process. Eliminate B.
  • Option C: The passage describes a multi - step transportation (truck to ship to Chicago), not that ships are the "best" way. Eliminate C.
  • Option D: There is no mention of trucks driving slowly. Eliminate D.
  • Option A: The paragraph details the process of moving dinosaur bones from Africa (implied by the port in Ghana, an African country) to Chicago, including the use of trucks, ships, etc., showing it was a long trip. This option accurately summarizes the main idea.

Answer:

A. The dinosaur bones had a long trip from Africa to Chicago.