Question

9 this question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b. part a what is a central idea of the passage? the people of the valley relate to the great stone face differently. the great stone face is viewed as a teacher of the children of the valley. only the young and foolish believe in the power of the great stone face. the great stone face serves as a granter of the peace that many people in the valley. part b select the sentence from the passage that supports the answer in part a. \but all of them, grown people and children, had a kind of familiarity with the great stone face, although some possessed the gift of distinguishing this grand natural phenomenon more clearly than many of their neighbors.\ (paragraph 1)

Explanation:

For Part A, the central idea is about different ways people in the valley relate to the Great Stone Face. Option A captures this best as it shows a range of relationships. For Part B, the selected sentence in the answer shows that both grown - ups and children have a familiarity with the Great Stone Face, which supports the idea that people relate to it differently as some can distinguish its grandeur more than others.

Answer:

Part A: A. The people of the valley relate to the Great Stone Face differently.
Part B: "But all of them, grown people and children, had a kind of familiarity with the Great Stone Face, although some possessed the gift of distinguishing this grand natural phenomenon more clearly than many of their neighbors." (paragraph 1)