It had been there when the midwife had announced, ‘You’ve a boy.’
The hat was there when his wife had their second little joy.
So the family worked the farm
Until the boy took arm-in-arm
A girl from town with mighty charm
Who had a fancy for shoes and hats.
Which BEST restates the information concisely and accurately?

A) Husband and wife have children, work the farm, then move to town where they can buy things like shoes and hats.
Eliminate
B) The man, his wife, and the children all worked the farm together as they grew up; the wife liked shoes and hats.
C) The midwife had a boy, then had a ‘second little joy,’ a girl. The family worked until their children all got married.
D) After having a boy, the father and his wife have another baby; their boy grows up and marries a girl who, ironically, likes hats!

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.