People seem to think that the pyramid workers were slaves, which is ridiculous and untrue.
The tone of the original passage is formal. It could be in a trusted, reliable source on Egyptians. The answer has an informal tone. It uses the words "ridiculous" and "untrue". These opinion words make the sentence of opinion not a statement of fact. The original sentence is a statement of fact.
Answer:
C.) a summary of the main points of comparison and contrast
He became angry thus changing the mood of the story
Cob has been used since the 17th century as a building material. It is made by mixing dry sand, sifted clay and water. A cob house is a house that is made from this material. A benefit of using this material, is that it is sustainable and only uses natural products.
The answer is "A". The way you can tell is, it is basically just a summed up version of it. <span />