Read the excerpt from "Exploring Mars.”The rover sent back many photos. One of them seemed to show a rat. Scientists said the "rat" was just a rock with a strange shape. But this didn't stop the story from spreading. The Mars rat became famous. In fact, people have been imagining strange sights on Mars for hundreds of years.
Answer
A
being trained to study photos of the surface of Mars
B
seeing rocks that looked like something else
C
studying rats made famous by science
D
taking photos of Mars through a telescope
Explanation
The excerpt says people mistook a strangely shaped rock in a rover photo for a rat, and that people have imagined strange sights on Mars for hundreds of years. This supports the idea that people see rocks or other features as things they recognize. Choice B, “seeing rocks that looked like something else,” best matches the excerpt.
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