Question

Read the paragraph from The Hot Zone and the summary that follows it. Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead. Then, if they come in contact with a living system, they switch on and multiply. The only thing that "lived" inside this monkey was the unknown agent, and it was dead, for the time being. It was not multiplying or doing anything, since the monkey's cells were dead. But if the agent touched living cells, Nancy's cells, it would come alive and begin to amplify itself. In theory, it could amplify itself around the world in the human species. Summary of central idea: It is petrifying that even if viruses are dead, they have the potential to “come alive.” Which changes should be made to improve this summary of the paragraph’s central idea? Check all that apply. Remove the phrase “It is petrifying” because it expresses a personal feeling. Include the detail that there was a dead virus living inside the monkey. Remove the detail that viruses can come alive even if they are dead. Add the phrase “and spread throughout the human species” to the end of the statement to more fully express the central idea. Add a personal opinion about what may happen if the virus does “come alive.”

Answer 1

You should remove the phrase that says it is petrifying and it is a personal feeling add that there was a dead virus living inside a monkey with dead cells because it is an important detail that helps guide you to the central idea that viruses can come alive in a living thing dont remove viruses can come alive if they are dead because that is the central idea dont add and can spread through the human species because its not an important detail

Answer 2

Answer:

Remove the phrase “It is petrifying” because it expresses a personal feeling.

Include the detail that there was a dead virus living inside the monkey.

Add the phrase “and spread throughout the human species” to the end of the statement to more fully express the central idea.

Explanation:

These are the suggestions that would best allow us to create a good, objective summary. In this text, we learn that the author is trying to summarize a text that describes a dead virus coming back to life. However, the author focuses on the feeling that this gives him, as opposed to the objective details provided by the text. The author shouls remove the description of his personal feelings. He should also include more specific details, such as the fact that the virus is inside the monkey, and that the spread to the human species is a grave concern.