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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Setting Goals: Evaluating a Speech by Randy Pausch

Question 1 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

What is the central idea of “The Last Lecture”?

Answer
A
Dreams distract you from dealing with the real parts of life.
B
Fight for your dreams, no matter the cost.
C
It is important to achieve your dreams and to help others achieve theirs.
D
Facing a terminal illness makes you reconsider your life choices.

Explanation

The central idea of “The Last Lecture” is that pursuing your own dreams matters, and so does helping other people pursue theirs. Randy Pausch shares lessons from his life and explains how encouragement, hard work, and supporting others can help make dreams possible. Choice C expresses both parts of that message; the other choices focus on only one aspect or misstate the book’s lesson.

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