Question

Which sentence in the passage supports the theme that being friends is about being honest with one another? The Yellow Backpack Annie was looking forward to returning to school after the summer break. She was especially excited to show her flashy yellow backpack to her classmates, including her best friend, Jessica. On the first day of school, Annie proudly carried her yellow backpack to class. Annie’s other classmates admired her new backpack. But Jessica politely criticized the backpack, saying it was tacky. This offended Annie, and she stopped talking to Jessica. She began to spend all her time with her other classmates. One day, Annie overheard these classmates talking about her. They were making fun of her and her yellow backpack. Annie realized that Jessica was only trying to help when she said that the backpack was tacky. Annie decided that if the others were really her friends, they wouldn’t have made fun of her for something as silly as a backpack.

Answer 1

Annie realized that Jessica was only trying to help when she said that the backpack was tacky.

Answer 2

I also believe the sentence to be "Annie realized that Jessica was only trying to help when she said that the backpack was tacky."

Step-by-step explanation:

This brief story has for its moral the message that friends are honest with each other. To Annie's surprise, the only person who criticizes her yellow backpack - to her face, at least - is her best friend Jessica. Of course, since Annie did not see that one coming, she is offended. But she soon finds out she is being criticized behind her back by the people who claimed to like her backpack. The realization comes, then: real friends say what they truly think because, even if it hurts, they are trying to help. By lying, Jessica could make her friend happy, but would not be helping her to understand that her new item is ugly, or that people are being fake. The line that best supports the lesson Annie learned is the one that describes such realization:

"Annie realized that Jessica was only trying to help when she said that the backpack was tacky."