It would be D. All of these . Each one if a form of natural disaster and severe weather.
Answer: E) My mother considered the idea of a child sleeping alone a cruel American practice.
This sentence shows that the mother had a cultural background that was different from the American one. Even though for most Americans, a child sleeping alone would be common, for her it was a cruel practice. The excerpt shows that Hema's mother does not endorse all American practices, which indicates she has a different cultural heritage, in this case, a Bengali one.
I would say the second option - "She skipped off, singing"
It gives a visual of her being very happy, instead of just saying she was happy.
The correct answer is C. Central Ideas are only found in literary works
Explanation:
Central ideas are the main point, though or idea a writer wants to explain to the audience based on the topic the author is writing about and the purpose and focus of it, therefore the central ide summarizes in one sentence all the content of the text including major details. This implies, the central idea is the idea or point the author develops in during the text by organizing the information in paragraphs and including details, evidence, examples, etc. Additionally, to this, central ideas can be stated explicitly or developed implicitly and can be found in almost any types of text including literary works, scientific articles, research reports, essays, etc. as all texts generally develop one central point or idea. Thus, the statement that is not true about central ideas is that "Central Ideas are only found in literary works" because the central idea can be found in most of the texts whether they belong to literature or not.
