Read the passage from The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff.

The United States was finally making headway in the space race, but a lot of work still had to be done. Around this time, Edwin Diamond of Newsweek magazine wrote, "The first man in space? Most likely a Russian. A mission to Mars? The Russians won’t pass up the chance next year. The first man on the moon? He’ll be carrying a hammer and sickle.”

How does the excerpt support the central idea of the text?

By providing evidence that the US and Russia were racing to build the smallest satellite.
By providing evidence in the form of names and accomplishments of space scientists.
By providing evidence that the US and Russia were racing to put a person in space.
By providing evidence in the form of a chronological timeline of events.
Read the passage from The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff.

The United States was finally making headway in the space race, but a lot of work still had to be done. Around this time, Edwin Diamond of Newsweek magazine wrote, "The first man in space? Most likely a Russian. A mission to Mars? The Russians won’t pass up the chance next year. The first man on the moon? He’ll be carrying a hammer and sickle.”

How does the excerpt support the central idea of the text?

By providing evidence that the US and Russia were racing to build the smallest satellite.
By providing evidence in the form of names and accomplishments of space scientists.
By providing evidence that the US and Russia were racing to put a person in space.
By providing evidence in the form of a chronological timeline of events.