Question

frank cyr was interested in school bus safety. to keep students safe, cyr thought it would be best for all schools to use buses of the same style and color. he chose yellow after reading about scientific studies on color. according to these studies, yellow was the color most likely to get peoples attention. cyr also learned that black letters stand out on yellow backgrounds, making this the best color combination for safety. the combination of colors helps make the letters clearer to other drivers when it is dark.
text 2
in 1939, frank cyr organized a meeting to persuade government officials to create national school bus standards. he was successful in getting everyone to accept his suggestion of the color yellow for all school buses. one reason why he was able to convince officials to go with yellow buses was related to money. cyr noted that if all buses were the same color, bus manufacturers could mass - produce them more easily. this would mean that buses would cost less for school districts.
which sentence best combines the main, or central, ideas of both texts?
frank cyr found that yellow was the safest color for buses, so government officials asked him to select the best shade of yellow to use.
frank cyr wanted school buses to be yellow for safety reasons, so he persuaded government officials to make all school buses yellow.
frank cyr painted school buses in different colors and found that the color yellow got the most attention from drivers on the road.

Explanation:

• Analyze Text 1: Frank Cyr chose yellow for school buses due to safety (scientific studies on color attention, black - yellow contrast).
• Analyze Text 2: Frank Cyr organized a meeting to persuade officials to adopt yellow buses, with cost - efficiency as a factor.
• Evaluate Option 1: The text has no mention of officials asking him to select the shade of yellow, so this is incorrect.
• Evaluate Option 2: It combines the safety - related reason for choosing yellow (from Text 1) and the action of persuading officials (from Text 2), which matches the main ideas.
• Evaluate Option 3: The text says he chose yellow after reading studies, not by painting buses in different colors, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Frank Cyr wanted school buses to be yellow for safety reasons, so he persuaded government officials to make all school buses yellow.