Question

Read the paragraph from "The Workers of Ellis Island."

Answer 1

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Ellis Island doctors were particularly watching for signs of contagious diseases.

Explanation:

The "central idea" in a paragraph is also known as the "key idea." It tells you what the paragraph is all about and it is very essential in order to understand the entire text. It is supported by other information in the text–you call this information as "supporting details."

The doctors on the island were focusing their work towards treating people with contagious diseases (a disease that is transmissible from one person to the other). They didn't focus on people with incurable diseases. Those with contagious diseases were treated, cured and released. All of these are supporting details that make the central idea clear to the reader.