Question

El Dia de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is celebrated in Mexico with offerings of flowers, pottery, food, and toys. In the Far East, festivals of the dead include family reunions and ceremonial meals at ancestral tombs. In the United States, Memorial Day honors military members who lost their lives serving their country. Many cultures remember those who have died with formal observances and festivals.
What sentence represents the main idea of the passage?



In the United States, Memorial Day honors military members who lost their lives serving their country.



Many cultures remember those who have died with formal observances and festivals.



In the Far East, festivals of the dead include family reunions and ceremonial meals at ancestral tombs.



El Dia de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is celebrated in Mexico with offerings of flowers, pottery, food, and toys.

Answer 1

The answer is B because it suits both passages.

Answer 2

The sentence that represents the main idea of the passage is:  "Many cultures remember those who have died with formal observances and festivals. " Option B is correct.

The main idea of this topic is the fact that in different countries,  certain festivals or observance are celebrated with the purpose of honoring and commemorating death people. Because of that, the text mentions and describes specific events in some countries such as El dia de los Muertos celebrated in Mexico and the festivals in the Far East, as well as the Memorial Day carried out in the United States to honor military members who lost their lives,