Question

the nhl begins
5 the nhl played its first two games on december 19, 1917. but which game was actually first? no one knew for a hundred years. one game—between the canadiens and the senators—started at 8:30 p.m. but no one remembered when the other game started. it was between the wanderers and the arenas. finally, in 2017, a newspaper ad was found. it said this game had started at 8:15 p.m. it was the first official nhl game, and the wanderers won.
question 3
paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.
a a question about which day the first nhl game took place
b the team that lost the nhl’s first game
c a question about which nhl game was played first
d the newspaper ad that talked about the first nhl game

Explanation:

• Option A: The paragraph says the games were on December 19, 1917, so it's not about which day. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The paragraph focuses on which game was first, not the losing team. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The paragraph starts with asking which of the two games on December 19, 1917 was first, then explains how the answer was found. This matches.
• Option D: The newspaper ad is a detail to find the first game, not the main topic. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. a question about which NHL game was played first