Which is the topic sentence of the following paragraph?

On the day of my piano recital, I was experiencing nervousness. I felt as if grasshoppers were jumping on my skin. Although I had been practicing the waltz I was going to play, I was afraid the worst would happen. As the day wore on, I grew increasingly fearful. I couldn’t concentrate on anything until the moment of my performance finally arrived.
Question 18 options:

a)

As the day wore on, I grew increasingly fearful.

b)

Although I had been practicing the waltz I was going to play, I was afraid the worst would happen.

c)

On the day of my piano recital, I was experiencing nervousness.

d)

As the day wore on, I grew increasingly fearful. I couldn’t concentrate on anything until the moment of my performance finally arrived.

Read the excerpt from queen elizabeth's response to parliament's request that she marry. for i assure you (what credit my assurance may have with you, i cannot tell, but what credit it shall deserve to have, the sequel shall declare) i will never in that matter conclude any thing that shall be prejudicial to the realm. for the weal, good and safety whereof, i will never shun to spend my life; and whomsoever it shall be my chance to light upon, i trust he shall be such, as shall be as careful for the realm as you; i will not say as myself, because i cannot so certainly determine of any other, but by my desire he shall be such as shall be as careful for the preservation of the realm and you, as myself. in this excerpt, queen elizabeth says "for the weal, good and safety whereof, i will never shun to spend my life" in order to convince her audience that she is unbiased, intelligent, and rarely makes mistakes. inform her audience that she will work hard to win back the broken trust of her followers. persuade her audience that she will never make personal decisions that will harm england. remind her audience that she is the ruler and in charge of enacting laws that protect england.

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

You often figure out what a word means by looking at the surrounding ideas, and this is also known as: using peripheral vision using common concepts using context clues using a dictionary