Why is it important to make connections to texts?
doing so will decrease your comprehension of a text.
doing so will ensure that you do not comprehend the text.
doing so will increase your comprehension of the text.
doing so will make it easier to recite portions of the text aloud.

it is important to make connections to texts because doing so will increase your comprehension of the text.

Making a connection with the text helps to understand the feeling and motivation of the character to the reader. It helps in keeping the reader involved and focused and not bored. Further, it helps in increasing understanding by keeping actively engaged and helps the reader to answer the question related to the text.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

part a.   = c.)

part b. = a.)

explanation: