Question
Read the passage from "Times Have Changed."
When I was a boy, you didn’t have to worry.
You could play and not hurry
home when the street lights went out.
Which sentence best shows the central idea of the passage?
The city is safer than it used to be.
The city is less safe than it used to be.
The city is about as safe as it used to be.
The city will become safer with better street lights.
When I was a boy, you didn’t have to worry.
You could play and not hurry
home when the street lights went out.
Which sentence best shows the central idea of the passage?
The city is safer than it used to be.
The city is less safe than it used to be.
The city is about as safe as it used to be.
The city will become safer with better street lights.
Answers
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The sentence that best shows the central idea of the passage is:
**The city is less safe than it used to be.**
The passage reflects a sense of nostalgia for a time when the speaker felt safe playing outside, suggesting that they perceive a decline in safety in the present.
**The city is less safe than it used to be.**
The passage reflects a sense of nostalgia for a time when the speaker felt safe playing outside, suggesting that they perceive a decline in safety in the present.
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