Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back." Without knowing it, the right and left-handed twins built balance into the world. The plant-eating animals created by the right-handed twin balanced out the meat-eating animals created by the left-handed twin. And so the world thrived, and this was good. Which statement best describes the purpose of this excerpt?
Answer
A
to explain that some animals are good and others are evil
B
to describe who created plant- and meat-eating animals
C
to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world
D
to describe two different kinds of animals found in the world