Question

this summer, my parents planned a trip for us to visit mount rushmore. our sixth - grade class had studied mount rushmore, and a visit there sounded really boring. last summer, we went to a theme park, and i went on about fifty rides. now i was supposed to enjoy staring at a huge carved rock?
as we drove to the airport i prepared myself for the boredom that i would have to endure over the next week. a few hours later we landed in rapid city and spent the afternoon driving through a wildlife park, where we saw all types of amazing creatures. i was starting to think this trip might not be a huge waste of time after all.
seeing the animals was fascinating, but nothing could prepare me for what we saw the next day. we drove about 30 miles to mount rushmore. i knew that mount rushmore was a mountain with the faces of the presidents george washington, thomas jefferson, theodore roosevelt, and abraham lincoln carved into its side. ive seen statues of famous people before. i didnt know why these would be any different, but boy did i find out!
when i saw the mountain for the first time, i felt frozen in my tracks. mount rushmore is simply majestic. the size of the carvings is astonishing - each head is about 60 feet high! i never thought anything could top the theme park adventure i had last year, but now i know that sometimes a big rock can actually take my breath away.

1. in this story, the narrator’s feelings are clues about the story’s central idea. which sentence from the story shares an important detail about the author’s feelings?

a. “last summer, we went to a theme park and i went on about fifty rides”
b. “our sixth grade class had studied mount rushmore, and a visit there sounded really boring.”
c. “this summer, my parents planned a trip for us to visit mount rushmore.”
d. “i’ve seen statues of famous people before.”

1. which of the following sentences best states a theme about human behavior as described in ‘rushmore’?

a. people often dread situations that turn out to be fine or even fun.
b. what is pleasing to one person may dissapointing to another.
c. we should always do what we can to make the best of a difficult situation.
d. memories of great times in the past can help us through boring times in the present

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about a past theme - park trip, not feelings about the current trip.
• Option B: Says the visit to Mount Rushmore "sounded really boring", which is a feeling (negative expectation) about the trip.
• Option C: Just states the trip was planned, no feeling.
• Option D: Talks about seeing statues before, not feelings about this trip.

Analyze each option:

• Option A: The narrator dreads the Mount Rushmore trip but finds it amazing, so this matches the story's theme of dreading something that turns out good.
• Option B: The story is about the narrator's own change, not differing opinions between people.
• Option C: The narrator doesn't try to make the best of a difficult situation, but rather has a change in perception.
• Option D: The story isn't about using past memories to get through present boredom.

Answer:

B. "Our sixth grade class had studied Mount Rushmore, and a visit there sounded really boring."

Question 2