Question

In lines 53-59 the author refers to the Goldilocks fairy tale ("Yet ... water") in order to make which point about a particular planet?

• A. The planet's environment may be conducive to a result some scientists are eager to find.
• B. The planet's atmosphere was once thought to be too cold to support biological life.
• C. The simple methods astronomers used to discover the features of this planet resemble the explorations of curious children.
• D. Scientists' wishful speculations about the existence of this planet deserve little more credence than a fairy tale.
• E. Only after much trial and error did astronomers determine the precise location of this planet.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The planet's environment may be conducive to a result some scientists are eager to find.

The planet mentioned in line 53-59 has optimum temperature required for the presence of liquid water, which is conducive for the presence of life on earth. The scientists are eager to find evidences of life outside earth, in the space. Hence, Option A is correct.

The rest of the options are neither mentioned nor implied by the passage in relation to the given lines, hence they're incorrect.