To understand the main idea of an informational text, you should ask yourself
“Does the author include relevant details?”
“What is this mostly about?”
“Which facts support the claim?”
“What evidence does the author provide?”
I don’t know the excerpts so I will give it my best shot.
Both paragraphs give vast information that shows that mandatory volunteer work for teenagers can have beneficial impacts, such as, helping with work experience after high school, looking good on not only job resumes but also collage resumes, benefits society and can help produce productive citizens. It is always good to be prepared for the real world. And this will be very helpful when it comes to working after high school.
I would say the first option is the best answer, because the invention of the printing press made it so that books were easier made, and therefore cheaper, which spread more information to the people
Two types of Figures of Speech are Metaphor & Simile