Read the passage.

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excerpt from Where Is Niagara Falls? by Megan Stine

Since the water is always being turned down some, no one today sees Niagara Falls the way it used to look, hundreds of years ago. It's only half as amazing as it used to be.

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Based on the language of the passage, what is Stine's view of what visitors to Niagara Falls see today?
Responses

While the falls are impressive, it's too bad that no one today can see the falls as they were in the past.
While the falls are impressive, it's too bad that no one today can see the falls as they were in the past.

Now that the water is turned down, visitors can see incredible parts of the falls that were invisible to people in the past.
Now that the water is turned down, visitors can see incredible parts of the falls that were invisible to people in the past.

What visitors to the falls see today is exactly what people have been seeing there for hundreds of years.
What visitors to the falls see today is exactly what people have been seeing there for hundreds of years.

The view of the falls today is even better and more amazing than it was in the past.
The view of the falls today is even better and more amazing than it was in the past.

Answer 1

Based on the language of the passage, Stine's view of what visitors to Niagara Falls see today is best summarized by the first response:

"While the falls are impressive, it's too bad that no one today can see the falls as they were in the past."

The passage suggests a sense of disappointment that the current view is diminished compared to its historical grandeur.