3. Which of the following best describes a theme of the text? O A Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences. B There will always be decisions in life, but one can return and make the decision differently if one makes a mistake. C Following one's heart is easier than following one's head, but since decisions don't really matter it is best to follow one's heart. D Making the most common or popular decisions ensures that one will take the correct path through life.​

answer :

the idiom "pride goes before a fall" means that being too proud causes one to make mistakes that eventually lead to failure or downfall.

in the stranger's story in the "the storyteller," bertha had won three medals for obedience, punctuality and good manners. she was really proud of her medals and pinned them to her dress and wore them everywhere she went so that everyone would know how good she was. in the end, these symbols of her excessive pride cost her her life. when she was hiding from the wolf in the bushes, it was the clinking of her medals that alerted his attention towards her presence and lead to her death.

the answer is a)simple future tense