Jacob is revising a paragraph about Susan B. Anthony. He wants to make sure each sentence develops and supports the central idea. Read his draft paragraph: (1) Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. (2) She is most famous for leading the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, but her political interests stretched far beyond women’s right to vote. (3) Her work for women’s suffrage dovetailed with her support of workers’ rights and organized labor. (4) Anthony was also a strong proponent of temperance, which was the movement to outlaw alcohol in the United States. (5) Additionally, she was a passionate abolitionist, serving as an agent for the Anti-Slavery Society.
Which sentence should Jacob delete, since it is not a supporting idea for the paragraph’s central idea?
A. Sentence 1
B. Sentence 3
C. Sentence 4
D. Sentence 5

Randy is trying to determine the central idea of an informational text. What question should he ask himself?
A. Where does the text take place?
B. What is the main message of the text?
C. What is the author’s attitude toward his or her topic?
D. What examples of the topic does the author include?