It was the summer before Ichiro started fifth grade, and he was about to turn ten. His family had just moved to a new city, so he didn’t know many other children, but his mother suggested that he host a birthday party and invite some of the friends he had made during the summer. Ichiro sent an invitation to each friend. He was thrilled by the idea of a party. His excitement grew as the day approached.
Ichiro’s favorite sport was swimming, so he had sent out the invitations for a pool party at the city activities center, which had not only a small outdoor pool but also a gymnasium with basketball and volleyball courts. On the morning of the party, however, Ichiro became sad; he awoke to discover that it was pouring rain.
“What should I do?” he asked his mother. She saw how disappointed he was by looking at the forlorn expression on his face, so she sat him down, handed him a glass of juice, and said, “Don’t worry! Let me tell you a story.”
Ichiro’s mother had grown up in a small town in Idaho, and she began telling him about the time she tried to have a birthday party for herself when she turned ten. Her best friends, Eliza and Junko, were to come to her house for an elegant tea party her mother had specially prepared. However, the night before her birthday, a blizzard came in, covering her town with snow and making it impossible for anyone to drive anywhere for days.
“What did you do?” Ichiro asked his mother.
She explained that her mother hosted the tea party for her and her older brothers. “Your uncles,” she told him, “actually enjoyed it!” Later in the week, Junko and Eliza had come by to celebrate her birthday, and they all built a cave in the snow and drank hot cocoa inside it. “We’ll figure out something for your party too,” she told Ichiro.
Instead of a pool party, they decided on a basketball game; basketball was Ichiro’s second favorite sport. His new friends enjoyed themselves, and later he looked back on that birthday as one of his best, even though things did not turn out exactly as planned.
which of the following is the most important theme of the story?
A)some of the best memories are challenging situations
B)dissapointment feels worse on your birthday
C)its important to tell people how you feel at all times
D)few friends can be counted on in bad weather
is it a?
Right again.
Based on the information provided in the story, the most important theme can be inferred as:
A) Some of the best memories are challenging situations.
In the story, Ichiro initially plans a pool party but faces disappointment when it rains. However, with his mother's encouragement and sharing her own experience, they come up with an alternative plan and have a basketball game instead. Despite the change in plans, Ichiro and his friends had a great time, and he looks back on that birthday as one of his best. This suggests that sometimes unexpected challenges or changes in plans can lead to memorable and enjoyable experiences.