Look at the excerpt of informational text. which of the following is a heading? what causes tides? the daily rise and fall of earth's waters on its coastlines are called tides. as the tide comes in, the level of the water on the beach rises gradually. when the water reaches its highest point, it is high tide. then the tide goes out, flowing back toward the sea. when the water reaches its lowest point, it is low tide. tides are caused by the interaction of earth, the moon, and the sun. produces a neap tide, neap tides in between spring tides, at the first and third quarters of the moon, the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other. this line-up a tide with the least difference between low and high tide. during a neap tide, the sun's gravity pulls some of the water away from the tidal bulge facing the moon. acts to "even out the water level over earth's surface, reducing the difference between high and low tides.
a)neap tides
b) what causes tides?
c) tides are caused by the interaction of earth, the moon, and the sun.
d) “even out”

The purpose of informational text is to inform the audience.  While this excerpt is about tides, the central idea or main focus is the Neap Tides.  The question of "What causes tides?" is a lead in question to get the readers interested in the article; therefore, B is not a good answer, nor is D since it does not tell you anything about what you are going to read (as a title should do that).  Having a full sentence as a title is not good writing either, so A is the best answer.

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    a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.