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(1) For several reasons, completing a two-year college degree is worth the investment of your time and your money. (2) For one thing, earning an associate's degree will be a significant accomplishment that will increase your self-esteem and your sense of pride in yourself. (3) These are the feelings that will encourage you to believe in yourself and inspire you to tackle new challenges that will contribute to your personal growth. (4) Another good reason to finish a two-year degree is to empower yourself in your daily life. (5) By taking college courses, you will hone a variety of skillssuch as reading skills, math skills, and critical thinking skillsthat will help you do everything from better manage your finances to avoid falling victim to scam artists. (6) Perhaps most importantly, earning an associate's degree will give you an edge in a competitive job market. (7) Even if your degree does not directly relate to a specific job, the fact that you completed your education indicates to a prospective employer that you are a person who can learn, who possesses certain skills and abilities, and who can persevere to complete goals. (8) It is also a respected credential that will help you advance and continue to increase your earnings throughout your career.
 
  How many arguments support the topic sentence?
 
  A) two
  B) three
  C) four



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(1) For several reasons, completing a two-year college degree is worth the investment of your time and your money. (2) For one thing, earning an associate's degree will be a significant accomplishment that will increase your self-esteem and your sense of pride in yourself. (3) These are the feelings that will encourage you to believe in yourself and inspire you to tackle new challenges that will contribute to your personal growth. (4) Another good reason to finish a two-year degree is to empower yourself in your daily life. (5) By taking college courses, you will hone a variety of skillssuch as reading skills, math skills, and critical thinking skillsthat will help you do everything from better manage your finances to avoid falling victim to scam artists. (6) Perhaps most importantly, earning an associate's degree will give you an edge in a competitive job market. (7) Even if your degree does not directly relate to a specific job, the fact that you completed your education indicates to a prospective employer that you are a person who can learn, who possesses certain skills and abilities, and who can persevere to complete goals. (8) It is also a respected credential that will help you advance and continue to increase your earnings throughout your career.
 
  Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.
 
  A) Sentence 1
  B) Sentence 2
  C) Sentence 8



Ques. 3

(1) Empathy is the ability to understand or identify with another person's feelings, motives, or situation. (2) The more a person can feel for others, the more likely he or she is to be kind, even to those who look or seem different, and even to speak up if someone is being mistreated. (3) Experts say that empathy is more important than ever because bullying and social tensions are on the rise. (4) Examples of empathy exist even in infants, who cry when another baby cries and seem to prefer adults who help others. (5) Yet childhood experiences can either promote or squelch the growth of empathy. (6) An abused or neglected child is more likely to become mean or aggressive. (7) A second example of empathy in action is the preteen who sees an overweight classmate being teased and speaks up in defense of that child. (8) Empathy seems to help overcome fear of the bully and his supporters. (9) Often, just one person speaking up can stop the bully in his tracks. (10) A third instance of empathy in action is the adult who overhears a shop owner or bank customer insult someone of another race. (11) Feeling shock or anger in the bullied person's behalf, he or she might ask the bully to be respectful or just shut up.
 
   What writing pattern does this paragraph employ?
 
  A) Classification
  B) Cause and effect
  C) Definition
  D) Persuasion



Ques. 4

(1) Empathy is the ability to understand or identify with another person's feelings, motives, or situation. (2) The more a person can feel for others, the more likely he or she is to be kind, even to those who look or seem different, and even to speak up if someone is being mistreated. (3) Experts say that empathy is more important than ever because bullying and social tensions are on the rise. (4) Examples of empathy exist even in infants, who cry when another baby cries and seem to prefer adults who help others. (5) Yet childhood experiences can either promote or squelch the growth of empathy. (6) An abused or neglected child is more likely to become mean or aggressive. (7) A second example of empathy in action is the preteen who sees an overweight classmate being teased and speaks up in defense of that child. (8) Empathy seems to help overcome fear of the bully and his supporters. (9) Often, just one person speaking up can stop the bully in his tracks. (10) A third instance of empathy in action is the adult who overhears a shop owner or bank customer insult someone of another race. (11) Feeling shock or anger in the bullied person's behalf, he or she might ask the bully to be respectful or just shut up.
 
  Select the transitional expression in the paragraph that introduces an example:
 
  A) Experts say that
  B) Yet
  C) Often
  D) A third instance



Ques. 5

(1) Empathy is the ability to understand or identify with another person's feelings, motives, or situation. (2) The more a person can feel for others, the more likely he or she is to be kind, even to those who look or seem different, and even to speak up if someone is being mistreated. (3) Experts say that empathy is more important than ever because bullying and social tensions are on the rise. (4) Examples of empathy exist even in infants, who cry when another baby cries and seem to prefer adults who help others. (5) Yet childhood experiences can either promote or squelch the growth of empathy. (6) An abused or neglected child is more likely to become mean or aggressive. (7) A second example of empathy in action is the preteen who sees an overweight classmate being teased and speaks up in defense of that child. (8) Empathy seems to help overcome fear of the bully and his supporters. (9) Often, just one person speaking up can stop the bully in his tracks. (10) A third instance of empathy in action is the adult who overhears a shop owner or bank customer insult someone of another race. (11) Feeling shock or anger in the bullied person's behalf, he or she might ask the bully to be respectful or just shut up.
 
  How many examples does the writer use to develop the topic sentence?
 
  A) one
  B) two
  C) three



Ques. 6

(1) Empathy is the ability to understand or identify with another person's feelings, motives, or situation. (2) The more a person can feel for others, the more likely he or she is to be kind, even to those who look or seem different, and even to speak up if someone is being mistreated. (3) Experts say that empathy is more important than ever because bullying and social tensions are on the rise. (4) Examples of empathy exist even in infants, who cry when another baby cries and seem to prefer adults who help others. (5) Yet childhood experiences can either promote or squelch the growth of empathy. (6) An abused or neglected child is more likely to become mean or aggressive. (7) A second example of empathy in action is the preteen who sees an overweight classmate being teased and speaks up in defense of that child. (8) Empathy seems to help overcome fear of the bully and his supporters. (9) Often, just one person speaking up can stop the bully in his tracks. (10) A third instance of empathy in action is the adult who overhears a shop owner or bank customer insult someone of another race. (11) Feeling shock or anger in the bullied person's behalf, he or she might ask the bully to be respectful or just shut up.
 
  Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.
 
  A) Sentence 1
  B) Sentence 2
  C) Sentence 11



Ques. 7

Each item below is a plan for a paragraph. The details are not in the correct order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the details in the proper sequence
 
   Disney World and other hugely successful theme parks evolved over time from agricultural
  fairs.
 
  _____ From local fairs came the idea for the permanent amusement park, such as Vauxhall
  Gardens in England, created in the 1600s.
 
  _____ Occasional agricultural fairs, which have been around for thousands of years, brought
  people together for games, rides, sports events, and musical entertainment.
 
  _____ In California in July 1955, Walt Disney became the father of theme parks when he
  opened Disneyland, which blended the thrills of amusement park rides with educational
  and entertainment features of fairs.
 
  _____ Beginning in 1895, America's Coney Island in Brooklyn, New Yorkwith its rides like
  the Ferris Wheel and attractions like an aquariumtook amusement parks to a new level.
 
  A) 2, 1, 4, 3 B) 3, 4, 1, 2 C) 1, 2, 3, 4



Ques. 8

Each item below is a plan for a paragraph. The details are not in the correct order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the details in the proper sequence
 
   Earth is a sphere composed of four distinct layers.
 
  _____ At the Earth's center is the inner core, which is made of hot, solid metals.
 
  _____ Just beneath the crust is the mantle, an 1,800-mile-thick, semi-solid layer that flows,
  boils, and sometimes spills out from volcanoes.
 
  _____ The part that we see and live on is the Earth's crust, the outer, rocky layer that averages
  22 miles deep.
 
  _____ Below the mantle is the 1,400-mile-thick outer core, which is made up of liquid metals
  that are as hot as our Sun.
 
  A) 1, 2, 4, 3 B) 4, 2, 1, 3 C) 1, 3, 4, 2
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(Answer to Q. 1)  B

(Answer to Q. 2)  A

(Answer to Q. 3)  C

(Answer to Q. 4)  D

(Answer to Q. 5)  C

(Answer to Q. 6)  A

(Answer to Q. 7)  A

(Answer to Q. 8)  B
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