Read the following passage:
prairie rabbit did not always have long ears. long ago,
when prairie rabbit had small ears, mother earth told him
to stay away from the wampanoag people's cornfields. but
prairie rabbit did not listen. he loved to hop through the
cornfields and chew the sweet kernels. the wampanoag
people were upset with prairie rabbit. they called out to
mother earth for . so mother earth stretched the ears
of the prairie rabbit. again, she told him to stay out of the
cornfields. this time, his long ears heard loud and clear.
which of these narratives most closely matches the tone of the passage?
a. several families banded together to make the journey westward.
most packed everything they owned into just one wagon.
b. i always enjoyed playing in the creek bed with jesse. we'd hunt for
crayfish and get distracted by interesting rocks.
c. once upon a time, there was a little prince who lived in a large
castle. he was always getting into trouble.
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d. this time when the boy cried wolf, no one came to him. they
had learned not to trust the boy.

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?

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Read the sample student claim and counterclaim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. counterclaim: there are safer and more accurate ways to test medications without using animals. what evidence would most weaken the counterclaim presented here? the physiologies of humans and some animals are very similar, so the reactions of these creatures to certain medications are the most reliable guide to the possible reactions of human patients. scientists are more easily able to control an animal’s environment, such as diet and temperature, than they are that of humans, which makes the tests far more reliable than alternative methods. animals have emotions and can feel pain much as humans do, which is why i feel that it is cruel to subject these vulnerable creatures to unfair tests that we are unwilling to conduct on humans. if we ban testing on animals for medical research that could save lives, then it also must be made illegal to hunt and kill animals simply because we would like to include meat in our daily diets.