Question

the factories ______ the waterfall.
do it!
a needed
b moved
c founded
d stopped
the great falls is a waterfall in paterson, new jersey. in 2011, it became a park. it is beautiful. it is also important in history. it helped in the industrial revolution. paterson had many factories. many things were made in these factories. the great falls helped. the water of the great falls was used to make power. the factories used the power to work their machines.

Explanation:

We need to choose the correct verb to complete the sentence "The factories ______ the waterfall." Looking at the context, the waterfall's water was used to power the factories, so the factories needed the waterfall (for power). Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: "needed" makes sense as factories needed the waterfall's power to work their machines.
• Option B: "moved" the waterfall? That doesn't make sense contextually.
• Option C: "founded" the waterfall? Factories can't found a waterfall.
• Option D: "stopped" the waterfall? The context is about using the waterfall, not stopping it.

So the correct option is A.

Answer:

A. needed