Multiple choice

What is the main idea of this passage?

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THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING

Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colors the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

 

  1. The sunlight and its beauty

  2. Earlier people believed that the earth stood still.

  3. A sunrise is a beautiful sight.

  4. The movement of the earth
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage begins by explaining that 'Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east.' The entire passage focuses on how Earth's continuous rotation causes day and night cycles, sunrise and sunset, and changing light patterns. Option D captures this central theme - the passage is fundamentally about the movement of the earth and its effects.

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