Question

i could never be as hardworking as my father. i had grown up hearing stories about how he started helping with the family’s income when he was a young boy. somehow, he always managed to ace in his studies and sports as well. even though i thought i was doing pretty well compared to my peers, to my father, i was not making the best use of time. “waste of time in your prime is a crime, my boy!” my father would say whenever i was floating aimlessly in the swimming pool. at any moment i felt lazy, my father’s words would echo in my ears like the ringtone of an alarm. the rhyme in the father’s dialogue a. shows how hardworking the speaker really is. b. explains to the reader the importance of stories. c. helps the reader imagine the father’s childhood. d. helps the speaker remember his words more vividly.

Explanation:

The father's dialogue "Waste of time in your prime is a crime, my boy!" and the description of him being hardworking (starting to help with family income young, acing studies and sports) show the contrast with the speaker's laziness, highlighting how hardworking the father is, which matches option A. Option B is incorrect as the dialogue isn't about story importance. Option C is wrong as it's about the father's own youth, not the speaker's imagination of the father's childhood. Option D is incorrect as the rhyme (if any, though the focus is dialogue impact) or dialogue here is to show the father's work ethic, not help the speaker remember words vividly.

Answer:

A. shows how hardworking the speaker really is.