Question

choose the statement that serves as a supporting detail for the following central idea: mongooses appear to be fearless. o mongooses will eat poisonous snakes such as the king cobra. o mongooses can still be harmed by snakes’ sharp fangs or strangled by their constricting bodies. o mongooses’ slender bodies are usually less than two feet long. o honey badgers kill and eat snakes, including poisonous ones.

Explanation:

To support the central idea that mongooses are fearless, we need a statement showing their bold actions. Eating poisonous snakes like king cobras (a dangerous act) demonstrates fearlessness. The other options: the second talks about mongooses being harmed (not fearless), the third is about their body length (irrelevant to fearlessness), and the fourth is about honey badgers (not mongooses).

Answer:

A. Mongooses will eat poisonous snakes such as the king cobra.