Read the following paragraph.

When my brother Jordan brought home a baby raccoon he found in the woods, we thought at first it would be a perfect family pet. We named him Tubby because he was so round and plump. Dad helped us build a box for him to sleep in. Mom found some soft, clean rags for his bed. We laughed and laughed as we watched Tubby eat and play. As Tubby grew bigger and stronger, our laughter stopped. Tubby scattered Dad's neckties all over the house. He broke Mom's favorite vase. He knocked over Jordan's bike. He treed our cat. He even chewed up all the rolled newspapers I had ready for my paper route. Finally, Dad had to call the game warden to come get Tubby and to return him to the woods where he belonged. We were sad to see him go, but we had learned a valuable lesson. Wild animals do not always make good pets.

The sentence of the paragraph is the topic sentence. yes or no?

Do all sentences provide supporting details? yes or no?

Does the topic sentence provide a summary of the paragraph's contents? yes or no?

How many sentences does the paragraph contain?

This paragraph is one of the longest ones we have studied in this section.

Could this paragraph be expanded to an essay of several paragraphs in length? yes or no?

In the first sentence of the racoon paragraph, the words we thought at first give you a hint about the ending. Which sentence provides the first strong clue that Tubby might not be an ideal family pet?

As Tubby grew bigger and stronger, our laughter stopped.

We laughed and laughed as we watched Tubby eat and play.

Tubby scattered Dad's neckties all over the house.

Select all that apply.

Select the connecting words from the racoon paragraph that help to establish sequence.

when

first

because

as

ready

finally

where

always

The sentence of the paragraph is the topic sentence. yes.

Do all sentences provide supporting details? yes.

Does the topic sentence provide a summary of the paragraph's contents? yes

How many sentences does the paragraph contain? 15

This paragraph is one of the longest ones we have studied in this section.

Could this paragraph be expanded to an essay of several paragraphs in length? yes

In the first sentence of the raccoon paragraph, the words we thought at first give you a hint about the ending. Which sentence provides the first strong clue that Tubby might not be an ideal family pet?

As Tubby grew bigger and stronger, our laughter stopped.

We laughed and laughed as we watched Tubby eat and play.

Tubby scattered Dad's neckties all over the house.

Select all that apply.

The sentence "As Tubby grew bigger and stronger, our laughter stopped." This contains a big clue that Tubby might not be an ideal family pet. They seemed like they greatly enjoyed having him, so it would not make sense for them to express unhappiness.

Select the connecting words from the raccoon paragraph that help to establish sequence.

when

first

because

as

ready

finally

where

always

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)