1. to summarize
2. to show similarity
3. to show time
4. to show difference
5. to show place or position
Answer:
Central Idea. Also known as the main idea; this is the most important thought of the entire text and tells the reader the author's main point in writing. Supporting Details. These are facts, information, examples, etc. that help give the reader a full understanding of the central idea.
Book - Silent Spring
Author - Rachel Carson
Textual evidence -
"This town does not actually exist, but it might easily have a thousand counterparts in America or elsewhere in the world. I know of no community that has experienced all the misfortunes I describe. Yet every one of these disasters has actually happened somewhere, and many real communities have already suffered a substantial number of them. A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know."
Explanation:
Rachel Carson explains about a town with nature's beauty, where plants, animals, birds and human all lived in harmony. Suddenly due to some evil effects, everything changed. Humans, children died to strange sickness. Birds disappeared, hen did not lay eggs, apple trees bear no fruits, rivers and streams dried, fishes died. A white powder showed on the roofs sprayed by people which caused destruction.
Rachel Carson explains further that the town she describes does not actually exist to make the readers understand the effects of the chemicals and insecticides caused mass destruction due to extensive use causing the nature to perish slowly. She insisted on taking necessary steps to notice the changes before it becomes a dark reality.
<u>Answer</u>:
The theme that is most typical of a creation story is - Humans are punished for their mistakes. Option C is the right answer here.
<u>Explanation</u>:
A creation story is more of a traditional, religious or cultural myth that gives an idea about how people began their lives in this world or how did the world begin in the first place. They started as oral traditions carried on from one generation to another and is found in every culture.
All the creation stories or myths have a common theme. The tug of war between good and bad and at the end humans who commit bad things are punished for their wrongdoings. The oral transmissions were a way to teach the generations to not do anything bad but focus only on creating good causes.
