I will give brainliest! What is a main idea?

a concept introduced in the middle of a text

a lesson that is not stated in a text

an action that leads to the main event in a text

a short statement of the main events of a text

What is a theme?

a general idea of what has happened in a story

a message or lesson in a story

the explicit ideas an author shares in a story

the turning point in a story

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Marcus was always boasting about his ability to play the piano. "I'm the best there is!" he'd insist. However, when his music teacher finally insisted that Marcus take a seat o
the piano bench and show off his abilities, the truth was revealed. Marcus had no idea how to play the piano! The experience was so embarrassing that Marcus decided to
start taking lessons. In time, he actually became as good as he'd told everyone he was. However, no one believed him.

Which statement describes the theme of this paragraph?

Hard work always pays great rewards.

People are not likely to trust someone who lies.

Learning new things can be difficult.

A boy does not know how to play the piano.

Which statement best expresses the meaning of these lines from “the courage that my mother had”? that courage like a rock, which she / has no more need of, and i have. a. the speaker equates her mother's courage with a rock. b. the speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed. c. the speaker realizes her mother no longer needs courage d. the speaker realizes her mother found courage in rocks.

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that malcolm and donalbain believe they need to flee scotland before someone tries to murder them too?