Question

Read this excerpt from Passage 3.

"These kinds of vacations can be fun for people who want to see the most popular "main attractions," but the trips can also be impersonal and standard. They encourages stereotypes: visitor go to Washington, D.C., to see the Jefferson Memorial, to Yellowstone National Park to see geysers, and to Tampa to ride rollar coasters. Everyone sees the same things, and everyone buy the same t-shirt." (paragraph 55)
A. It establishes ideas that traditional vacations are best.
B. It inspires readers to want to go these locations on their next vacations.
C. It encourages readers to realize that vacations could be more interesting.
D. It pushes readers to consider their own experiences taking standard vacations.

Answer 1

C. The excerpt criticizes standard, impersonal vacations and implies they’re stereotyped and dull, prompting readers to see that vacations could be more interesting.