read the passage.\neat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for…

read the passage.\neat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for general eye health. however, carrots will not improve night vision. that myth goes back to british propaganda during world war ii. in 1940, the german luftwaffe, or air force, began bombing britain at night. in response, the british government ordered people to turn off their lights; the government wanted to make it difficult for german pilots to hit their targets. a new technology, radar, allowed the british air force to track and shoot down the german planes without light. to keep the technology secret, the government told the media that their pilots could see the german planes because they consumed so many carrots. consequently, people began to believe that eating carrots would help them see better in the dark.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nduring world war ii, the british government told the media that their pilots ate a lot of carrots.\nbecause of a british media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.

read the passage.\neat carrots, see better?\ncarrots contain high amounts of vitamin a and are good for general eye health. however, carrots will not improve night vision. that myth goes back to british propaganda during world war ii. in 1940, the german luftwaffe, or air force, began bombing britain at night. in response, the british government ordered people to turn off their lights; the government wanted to make it difficult for german pilots to hit their targets. a new technology, radar, allowed the british air force to track and shoot down the german planes without light. to keep the technology secret, the government told the media that their pilots could see the german planes because they consumed so many carrots. consequently, people began to believe that eating carrots would help them see better in the dark.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nduring world war ii, the british government told the media that their pilots ate a lot of carrots.\nbecause of a british media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.

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The passage explains the origin of the myth that eating carrots improves night vision. It was a British media campaign during WWII to hide the use of radar. The main idea is about how the British media campaign made people believe carrots improved night vision. The second option just states pilots ate carrots, but the main idea is about the campaign and people's belief. The third option (the right boxed text: "Because of a British media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.") captures the main idea as it explains the cause (British media campaign) and the effect (people's belief about carrots and night vision).

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Because of a British media campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.