Question

Which of the following selections best expresses the central idea the passage below (paragraph 26)?

In all my time in the woods, in the wondrous dance of it, I have many times seen predators fail. As a matter of fact, they usually fail. I once saw a beaver come out of a hole on the ice near his lodge in the middle of winter and stand off four wolves. He sustained one small bite on his tail and inflicted terrible damage with his teeth on the wolves, killing one and wounding the other three. I have seen rabbits outwit foxes and watched red squirrels tease martens and get away with it, but this time it was not to be.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Smaller animals cannot outrun their predators for very long.

B. Animals do not typically venture outside of their own habitats.

C. Spending time in the woods gives a person an opportunity to slow down and enjoy life.

D. Animals in the forest frequently escape a violent death, but there are never any guarantees.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is not A because it talks about the escape from death, not the opposite.

The answer is not B because the passage doesn't mention much about animals coming out of their habitats.

The answer is not C because the passage does not centrally relate to a human.

The answer is D because it shows the animals in the passage escaping other predators; since they are examples, however, there isn't a guarantee.