Question

question 12 of 25
read the descriptions of two texts and determine which universal theme they most likely share.
text 1: after a snowstorm knocks out the power and ruins their plans for family movie night, a family eats a picnic on the living room floor by candlelight and laughs and tells stories late into the night.
text 2: when a traveling woman misses her bus connection and is stuck in a small village for a week, she learns to enjoy the slower pace of life.
a. the best people will win in the end.
b. kindness to others is beneficial to oneself.
c. life is not always fair.
d. the simple things are often the most rewarding

Explanation:

Text 1 shows a family finding joy in a simple candlelit picnic after their movie night plans fail. Text 2 shows a woman learning to enjoy the slow, simple pace of life when her travel plans go wrong. Both focus on finding reward in uncomplicated, unexpected moments, which matches option D. The other options do not align: A is about competition, B about kindness, and C about unfairness, none of which are present in either text.

Answer:

D. The simple things are often the most rewarding