Complete these activities to practice using textual evidence to recognize elements of the narrative arc and to determine the central idea of a text.
Feature
Read the following passage.
Harriet gets up early each morning to cook a hot breakfast for her mother, who is confined to a wheelchair. Afterwards, Harriet packs a lunch and heads to the school for the day. At her lunch break, she texts her mother to see how she is doing. Harriet stays after school to practice with the debate team, but she is home by 5:00, eager to find ways to make her mother more comfortable.
Question
You can infer that the central idea is, “Harriet is dedicated to her mother’s well-being.” Which pieces of evidence support this inference?
Select each correct answer.
Responses
At her lunch break, she texts her mother to see how she is doing.
At her lunch break, she texts her mother to see how she is doing.,
Harriet stays after school to practice with the debate team, but she is home by 5:00, eager to find ways to make her mother more comfortable.
Harriet stays after school to practice with the debate team, but she is home by 5:00, eager to find ways to make her mother more comfortable.,
Harriet gets up early each morning to cook a hot breakfast for her mother, who is confined to a wheelchair.
Harriet gets up early each morning to cook a hot breakfast for her mother, who is confined to a wheelchair.,
Afterwards, Harriet packs a lunch and heads to the school for the day.