Expository Text - News Article: USA Today: Vogue Cover
Question 5 • FL-1700370-Critical Thinking and Study Skills - Flex
“But the image is stirring up controversy, with some commentators decrying the photo as perpetuating racial stereotypes. James strikes what some see as a gorilla-like pose, baring his teeth, with one hand dribbling a ball and the other around Bundchen's tiny waist. It's an image some have likened to King Kong and Fay Wray.”The passage above ______________.
Answer
A
summarizes the main idea of the newspaper article
B
disagrees with the main idea of the newspaper article.
C
expresses the author’s anger over the Vogue magazine cover
D
demands that people stop talking about the Vogue magazine cover
Explanation
The passage explains the controversy surrounding the Vogue cover: some people believe the pose reinforces racial stereotypes and compares it to King Kong and Fay Wray. That captures the article’s central subject, so the passage summarizes the main idea. It describes the criticism but does not directly express the author’s anger or demand that people stop discussing the cover.
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