Question
Which two sentences from the passage best reflect the central claim of the passage?
Responses
A Coalmines are one of this area’s most treasured and historical sites.Coalmines are one of this area’s most treasured and historical sites.
B However, in the end, my book ended up being more about the miners than the mines.However, in the end, my book ended up being more about the miners than the mines.
C Most miners endured long and hard hours of working underground, and without receiving much pay.Most miners endured long and hard hours of working underground, and without receiving much pay.
D This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.
E I must say, with my first visit to the coalmines, that’s exactly the feeling I got as the mine elevator slowly took us down into the dark, cool underground maze.I must say, with my first visit to the coalmines, that’s exactly the feeling I got as the mine elevator slowly took us down into the dark, cool underground maze.
Responses
A Coalmines are one of this area’s most treasured and historical sites.Coalmines are one of this area’s most treasured and historical sites.
B However, in the end, my book ended up being more about the miners than the mines.However, in the end, my book ended up being more about the miners than the mines.
C Most miners endured long and hard hours of working underground, and without receiving much pay.Most miners endured long and hard hours of working underground, and without receiving much pay.
D This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.
E I must say, with my first visit to the coalmines, that’s exactly the feeling I got as the mine elevator slowly took us down into the dark, cool underground maze.I must say, with my first visit to the coalmines, that’s exactly the feeling I got as the mine elevator slowly took us down into the dark, cool underground maze.
Answers
GPT 3.5
B However, in the end, my book ended up being more about the miners than the mines.
D This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.
D This time, I was seeing the mines as a teacher of history, and I used my return visit to do research for a book I was working on about the coalmines.