Read the incomplete poem. The camera’s shutter freezes time: A pose on the porch, a birthday smile, A carnival ride or mountain climb Which line best completes the idea of the poem?

The poem describes a camera capturing moments—a birthday smile, a carnival ride, or a mountain climb—and says its shutter “freezes time.” “Preserved forever as a photo file” best completes that idea because a photograph keeps a moment for the future. It also rhymes with “mile” and “smile.”

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