Question

on the move
i was sitting at the kitchen table doing my homework when my father arrived home from work.
\hey, jodie. im glad youre here because i have some news to share.\
had i already know what he was going to say. were moving—again. we had moved back to new york city only 13 months ago, after living in croatia for a year, bangladesh for almost two years, and honduras for about a year and a half. my father was an international aid worker for the united nations, which meant that he had to travel a lot, and our family had to move frequently. my fathers training was in civil and mechanical engineering, and he used his knowledge and skills to help people build bridges, dams, and roads in places where they were needed to facilitate the supply of food, clean water, medicine, and electricity. i knew that it was important work, and i was proud of him for doing it, but moving around so much presented challenges. it also provided opportunities for learning valuable life lessons.
one lesson i learned was that frequent change brings constant adventure, and that instead of resisting change
what is the central idea of the passage?
○ a. jodie and her family are preparing to move from new york city to peru.
○ b. jodie has learned how to scuba dive and speak spanish.
○ c. jodie has learned to make the most of her time when living in new places.
○ d. jodie likes to spend her free time with the friends she makes.

Explanation:

The passage starts with Jodie's family moving again (as her father's job requires it). It then mentions the challenges and opportunities of moving. The key idea is about Jodie learning to make the most of living in new places (implied by the lessons learned from frequent moves). Option A is just a part - event (preparing to move to Peru is not the overall central idea as the passage is more about the experience of moving in general). Option B is a specific skill learned (not the central idea). Option D is about friends, which is a detail, not the main idea.

Answer:

C. Jodie has learned to make the most of her time when living in new places.