Question

Read the following excerpt from "Woman Who Helped

Hide Anne Frank Dies at 100" by Teri Schultz.
Which answer best summarizes the central idea of the
excerpt?
TERI SCHULTZ: Miep Gies said she did not like being
called a hero. Yet, she risked her life many times over to
help the Frank family during the two years they hid from
the Nazis in a secret annex built into the Trading
Company office in Amsterdam where she'd worked for
Otto Frank almosta decade.
Providing refuge to Jews, she noted later, carried a
punishment of at least six months ina concentration
camp. Still, the Austrian-born Dutch woman, knighted by
the governments of Germany and the Netherlands,
recipient of a medal from Yad Vashem Holocaust
Museum, always insisted she had done nothing
extraordinary.
O After the war, Miep Gies received many honors for
O Miep Gies provided refuge to a Jewish family, even
O Although Miep Gies never considered herself a hero;
O Miep Gies was knighted by twO governments and
her attempts to save the Frank family.
though she could have been punished.
after the war, many other people did.
received a medal from Yad Vashem.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Although Miep Gies never considered herself a hero, after the war, many other people did.

Step-by-step explanation:

The central idea (also called the main idea or key idea) of a piece of writing is the main point the author is making. The statement that best summarizes the central idea of the given excerpt is the third one: Although Miep Gies never considered herself a hero, after the war, many other people did.

The passage begins and ends by telling us that Miep Gies didn't like being called a hero. When determining what the paragraph is about, we should pay attention to both the first and last sentences. The first sentence is called the topic sentence, and the last is the concluding sentence. Both of them summarize the content of the paragraph.

The rest of the statements are examples of supporting details - pieces of information that explain, describe, illuminate, expand, or clarify the central idea. They tell about Miep Gies' accomplishments, explaining why many people considered her a hero, despite her insisting that she wasn't one.

This is why the third option is the correct one.