{asap} to identify the central idea of a text, it is most to

a. ask what information is missing from the text.

b. think about how to summarize the text

c. determine whether the facts in the text are accurate.

d. find out information about the author of the text.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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