There are approximately 3,500 drowning accidents in the United States every
year. We must eliminate these tragic events. One way to be safe around the
water is to learn to swim. It is irresponsible to live near a lake or ocean and not
know how to swim. Therefore, I believe that every high school located near a
body of water should make students pass a swimming test in order to graduate.
Many lives could be saved if schools teach students to swim and be safe around
water.
What is the central idea of the passage?
A. There are approximately 3,500 drowning accidents in the United
States every year.
B. We must eliminate these tragic events.
C. It is irresponsible to live near a lake or ocean and not know how to
swim.
D. Every high school located near a body of water should make students pass a swimming test in order to graduate.

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage

How does the author view the idea that you have to be perfect in order to get into college

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.