Text-Dependent Questions Directions: For the following questions choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences. 1. PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text? A. Home isn't the place you grew up or spent the most time it's the people who you feel the most emotionally close to. B. Spending holidays at home is important to people, as home is the place that they feel emotionally connected to and where they are the most comfortable. C. Holidays have become more superficial in recent years, focusing on presents and decorations rather than family, friends, and emotional stability. D. While leaving home can be a difficult experience , it's important to go out on your own to find and establish your own home. 2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A. "Strip away the cursory Christmas rituals - the TV specials, the lights , the gifts, the music-and what remains is home It is the beating heart of the holiday, and its importance reflects our primal need to have a meaningful relationship with a setting" (Paragraph 3) B. "Studies have shown that a forced relocation can elicit heartbreak and distress every bit as intense as the loss of a loved one " (Paragraph 7) C. "Twenty-six percent reported that home was where they were born or raised; only 22 percent said that it was where they currently lived." (Paragraph 14) D. "Home, therefore, is a predictable and secure place where you feel in control and properly oriented in space and time; it is a bridge between your past and your present, an enduring tether to your family and friends." (Paragraph 21) 3. What is the author's main purpose in the text? A. to encourage people to spend their holidays at home around their family B. to explore the idea of home and why people spend the holidays there C. to help readers understand the difference between a house and a home D. to explore how being home affects a person's mental and physical health