Question

The giant Pangu formed inside an egg and grew safely inside for eons. He finally grew too large for the egg, and it cracked open, freeing him. Some parts of the shell floated into the air, forming the heavens, while the rest of the shell formed the earth below. Pangu placed himself between the earth (yin) and the sky (yang). He grew ten feet per day for 18,000 years, increasing the distance between heaven and earth. Upon Pangu’s death, the world and its elements were formed. His breath became the wind and clouds, his voice formed thunder and lightning, his eyes turned into the sun and moon, his limbs became the four compass directions, his torso transformed into mountains, his flesh became soil and trees, his bones became rocks and minerals, his blood flowed into rivers, and his sweat was rain. —"Pangu," Early Chinese myth

What is the best summary of the excerpt?

A. Pangu grew inside an egg, then hatched into a giant creature, releasing shells that formed the sky and the earth. After Pangu died, he became the world and its elements.

B. Pangu was a giant creature that came from an egg, lived a long time, and then died.

C. The giant Pangu formed inside an egg and grew safely inside for eons. He grew ten feet a day for 18,000 years. Upon Pangu’s death, the world and its elements were formed.

Answer 1

A. Pangu grew inside an egg, then hatched into a giant creature, releasing shells that formed the sky and the earth. After Pangu died, he became the world and its elements.

It describes how Pangu grew inside an egg and how through releasing shells and all that slowly formed into the world and its elements.

Answer 2

The best summary of the excerpt is "Pangu grew inside an egg, then hatched into a giant creature, releasing shells that formed the sky and the earth. After Pangu died, he became the world and its elements."

Step-by-step explanation:

When you summarize a written work, you have to make a shorter version that includes all the important information easily and simply so this is accessible to all kinds of readers, this option simplifies the full story without omitting important information but it doesn't add unnecessary details which makes it a correct summary.