Use the story Detective Dobson on the Case to answer the question.

Detective Dobson on the Case is a book about Detective Dobson trying to figure out the cause to earth's greatest mass murder.

A reader makes a connection between the main idea of this story and the main idea of another story. The reader is making a connection to which main idea?

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Responses

trying to learn how dinosaurs died

learning why volcanoes erupt

looking for dinosaur bones in many parts of a country

traveling to fun places all over the world

None of the options match the main idea of Detective Dobson on the Case, which is about trying to solve earth's greatest mass murder.

To answer this question, we need to examine the main idea of the story "Detective Dobson on the Case" and find a similar main idea in one of the given options.

In "Detective Dobson on the Case," the main idea is about Detective Dobson trying to figure out the cause of Earth's greatest mass murder. This suggests that the story revolves around solving a mysterious crime or finding answers to a complex problem.

Keeping this in mind, we can eliminate options 3 and 4, which are unrelated to the main idea of solving a crime or uncovering a mystery.

Option 1, "trying to learn how dinosaurs died," does not align with the main idea of "Detective Dobson on the Case." Although the story is focused on solving a mystery, it is specifically about a mass murder on Earth, not about the extinction of dinosaurs.

Option 2, "learning why volcanoes erupt," is unrelated to the main idea as well. While volcanoes are natural phenomena, the story does not indicate any connection between Detective Dobson and volcanic eruptions.

Therefore, the correct answer is none of the given options. The reader's connection to the main idea is not mentioned in the provided choices.

The reader is making a connection to the main idea of "learning why volcanoes erupt."