Question

what is the gist of the passage in the box? science fiction combines real science with made - up ideas to help us dropdown options: imagine future worlds, explore outer space, travel through time

Explanation:

The passage is about science fiction. Science fiction combines real science with made - up ideas. The purpose of this combination is to help us imagine future worlds (the other options like exploring outer space or time travel are more specific aspects, while imagining future worlds is a broader gist related to what science fiction with real and made - up elements aims to do).

Answer:

imagine future worlds