Question

read the two texts.
text 1
jules verne, a nineteenth - century french writer with a vast and vivid imagination, is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. his collection of novels and stories called the extraordinary voyages is full of fantastic beasts and sting machines that still captivate fans of science fiction today. some of his memorable and influential works are journey to the center of the earth, 20,000 leagues under the sea, and around the world in eighty days.
text 2
jules verne was a writer far ahead of his time. what made him so remarkable is that he described technology and inventions long before they actually existed. for example, in his novel twenty thousand leagues under the sea, verne included a submarine, an invention that would not become a reality until decades after the book was published. similarly, in the book from the earth to the moon, verne wrote about launching a rocket to land men on the moon. the u.s. accomplished that very feat over one hundred years later.
which sentence best combines the main, or central, ideas of both texts?
thought of by many as the father of science fiction, jules verne is famous for writing about many futuristic technologies that later became realities.
jules verne invented new technologies, such as the submarine, and wrote about them in his novels and other works.
the nineteenth - century writer, jules verne, had an amazing imagination that produced famous novels like journey to the center of the earth and twenty thousand leagues under the sea.
jules verne wrote about sending a rocket into space to land men on the moon long before the actual u.s. moon landing.

Explanation:

• Text 1: Jules Verne is the father of science fiction, known for his imaginative sci - fi works.
• Text 2: He wrote about technologies (like submarines, moon rockets) that became real later.
• Option 1: Combines both ideas - his title as father of sci - fi and writing about futuristic tech that became real.
• Option 2: Wrong, he didn't invent tech, he wrote about it.
• Option 3: Only focuses on his imagination and novels, not the tech - becoming - real part.
• Option 4: Only about the moon rocket part, not the overall central ideas of both texts.

Answer:

A. Thought of by many as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne is famous for writing about many futuristic technologies that later became realities.