What is the primary reason that people pick up a thesaurus? a) to find a synonym for a word b) to find out how to pronounce a word c) to find out the definition of a word d) to find out what part of speech a word is

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

every person should make it a priority to serve at least two hours per week.

it's an extremely important civic responsibility that is invaluable to citizens most in need is the correct one