Question

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The men on the construction site lift
beams and girders as easily as lifting pennies.

The tubes from their tractors exhale steam when they sigh.
The foreman's voice croaks and roars like a bullfrog.

One by one, their machines tear through the trees.
They bully over the land like a baker's pin rolling out dough.

In the absence of the trail, a skyscraper will be built.
It will be large enough to touch the moon.

The building's teeth will withstand the sun and wind.
Its guts will house people.

The men are giants. Their footprints in the wet concrete
will be seen by everyone. They will be known by their shoe sizes.

The land is a ghost in a dirty sheet.
It needs to be cleaned and cleared and clipped.

The land is like a fugitive on the run.
It needs a new name and a new face and a new home.
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Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A.
The men at the construction site work hard lifting beams and girders and cutting away trees with their machines. They clear the dirty land and give it a new face and name by building a skyscraper on it.
B.
The men at the construction site work hard lifting heavy beams, clearing the land of trees. They make it bare so that they can build huge skyscrapers on it.
C.
The men at the construction site lift beams and heavy girders, shout until their voices start to croak like frogs, and cut trees. They leave their footprints on the wet concrete while building a skyscraper on it.
D.
The men at the construction site breathe steam, shout until their voices croak, and work hard trying to clear the land of trees so that they can build houses on it.

Answer 1

From the options, I think Option A best summarizes the passage:

The men at the construction site work hard lifting beams and girders and cutting away trees with their machines. They clear the dirty land and give it a new face and name by building a skyscraper on it.

Some key points that Option A captures:

1) The men work hard lifting heavy materials and cutting trees at the construction site.

2) They are clearing the "dirty" and "fugitive" land.

3) They are giving the land a "new face and name" by building a skyscraper on it.

In contrast, Options B, C and D miss some of these details or overgeneralize the summary.

Option B focuses too narrowly on them clearing the land and building skyscrapers, leaving out the hard work and new identity they are giving the land.

Option C adds extra details about them shouting, leaving footprints and building a skyscraper to touch the moon which are not the main points.

Option D is too vague, just saying they are trying to clear the land and build houses, without capturing the new identity and purpose they are giving the land.

So in summary, Option A provides the most coherent and comprehensive high-level summary of the key ideas and imagery in the passage about transforming the land through building a skyscraper on it.

Let me know if you have any other questions!