(3) Secret passages have often shaped important historic events. During the 1300s, a secret passage helped free an English king who was taken captive by his enemies. In the 1330s, Roger de Mortimer took young King Edward III of England captive in an attempt to take over the throne. After the king’s supporters learned of his kidnapping, they discovered a secret passage into Nottingham Castle. This passage allowed the supporters to slip past the guards and arrest Mortimer for his crime. Which is the topic sentence of paragraph 3?

A) "In the 1330s, Roger de Mortimer took young King Edward III of England captive in an attempt to take over the throne."

B) "After the king’s supporters learned of his kidnapping, they discovered a secret passage into Nottingham Castle."

C) "During the 1300s, a secret passage helped free an English king who was taken captive by his enemies." Eliminate

D) "This passage allowed the supporters to slip past the guards and arrest Mortimer for his crime."

C) "During the 1300s, a secret passage helped free an English king who was taken captive by his enemies."

Explanation:

A topic sentence must convey the idea of the whole paragraph. In that sense the paragraph here works on the idea of secret passages being historically significant in the important events that changed the course of history.

Thus either the first sentence of the paragraph or this sentence fit the description stated above. Out  of all the options given this statement directly refers to the theme and thus is the topic sentence.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

answer: b. the moon is much smaller than the earth.

explanation:

it starts off by comparing the earth and venus. it also only says one sentance about the moon which make it the odd one out. in conclusion the answer is b.