Read the following passage:

The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water rule over those who cannot.

Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?

A. People will probably always have conflicts over who is in power.

B. Society will flourish no matter what natural disasters might occur.

C. Failure to control global warming now can have dire consequences in the future.

D. Even if all other resources are eliminated, humans can survive on seafood and water.

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Lorelai Fitzgerald

31 January, 09:18

Read the following passage:

The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water rule over those who cannot.

Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?

A. People will probably always have conflicts over who is in power.

B. Society will flourish no matter what natural disasters might occur.

C. Failure to control global warming now can have dire consequences in the future.

D. Even if all other resources are eliminated, humans can survive on seafood and water.

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Julien Coleman · Answer 1

I would say the main idea would be D. Even if all other resources are eliminated, humans can survive on seafood and water

The answer choice A can also be valid if it talked more about those who can produce fresh water and what other things people can do that others can not that can make them more superior.