Question

Which of these sentences most effectively summarizes the main ideas in this paragraph? (1 point)
The people of the city were celebrating a festival and wore their most colorful and fashionable clothes in recognition of the holiday.

The street was crowded with pedestrians dressed in an array of fashionable clothing that
would have made a distinct impression on foreign visitors.

There were many people dressed in a variety of colorful fashions crowding the roadways and
making it nearly impossible for cars filled with wealthy on lookers to pass by.

Europeans and Western visitors would

Answer 1

Is that the paragraph ?

Answer 2

What's the paragraph?

Answer 3

The street, although wide, was inconveniently full ofstrollers passing to and fro. The situation was
not helped by the sleek swift cars, which sped by from time to time. They carried wealthy occupants,
young women and ladies, who, protected from the curiosity of the outside world, displayed radiant
faces. Their shining gaze roved across the street, smiling or frowning as they took in the sights which
pleased or displeased them.
Among the surging crowd was an amazing mixture of different clothes and contrasting shapes, which
if nothing else, serve to emphasize the varying tastes of these passers­by.
A European who had never been to the East before might be excused for thinking that its people
were in the middle of a great festival. As time goes by, however, he is moved to say in amazement,
'What long carnival celebrations you have in this country!' Our Western friend would think that
people wear these amazing clothes for a festival, just as they would do in his own country.

Answer 4

There were many people dressed in a variety of colorful fashions crowding the roadways and making it nearly impossible for cars filled with wealthy on lookers to pass by.