This question evaluates the ability to identify supporting details in a passage, a crucial skill in AP Japanese Language and Culture. Supporting details are specific pieces of information that reinforce the main idea or argument presented in a text. In this passage, details about the library and childcare center being housed in the same building support the main idea that station-front redevelopment improves living convenience. Choice A is correct because it directly supports the main idea by providing clear evidence of improved convenience through integrated facilities. Choice D is incorrect because it contradicts the passage, which states that nighttime foot traffic became brighter (more active), not darker and reduced. To help students, encourage practice in identifying the main idea first, then distinguishing between primary and secondary details. Use graphic organizers to map out text structures, highlighting how details support central themes.

This question evaluates the ability to identify supporting details in a passage, a crucial skill in AP Japanese Language and Culture. Supporting details are specific pieces of information that reinforce the main idea or argument presented in a text. In this passage, details about monks running with torches and local preparations support the main idea that the event signifies the arrival of spring. Choice C is correct because it directly supports the main idea by providing clear evidence of its symbolic meaning in the community. Choice D is incorrect because it offers information that, while present in the passage, does not support the main idea due to its irrelevance to spring symbolism and focus on frequency and location. To help students, encourage practice in identifying the main idea first, then distinguishing between primary and secondary details. Use graphic organizers to map out text structures, highlighting how details support central themes.