1. which part of an essay restates the main idea, without simply repeating it, and leaves readers with something memorable to think about? a. the first body paragraph b. the conclusion c. the introduction d. the thesis statement 2. read the paragraph below from an essay on healthy eating. the topic sentence is underlined. then, choose the best revision strategy for improving the paragraph. one of the major differences between unhealthy and healthy diet is the amount of produce contained in the diet. an unhealthy diet includes too few fruits and vegetables. healthy diets will contain more produce. for example, blueberries contain many important vitamins and minerals that can fight disease. there are also a lot of vitamins in certain drinks. even whole meals can be made with only fruits and vegetables. people who are vegetarians can still be very healthy. another difference is the amount of whole grains in the diet. a. add transitional words for better connections between sentences. b. revise the paragraph so that all supporting details relate to the topic sentence. c. rearrange the sentences in the paragraph to improve the organization. d. delete the topic sentence. 3. read the body paragraph below from an essay on healthy eating. the topic sentence has been underlined. then, choose which of the sentences below would provide the strongest additional supporting detail to the paragraph. one of the major differences between unhealthy and healthy diets is the amount of produce contained in the diet. an unhealthy diet usually does not have an emphasis on eating fresh fruits and vegetables. diets that lack fresh fruits and vegetables have been linked to serious health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. on the other hand, people who eat the recommended amount of fresh produce every day have fewer health problems. a. the amount of whole grains in the diet is also important. b. diets rich in fresh produce boost immunities to everyday illnesses, and they fight obesity, which causes more serious health risks. c. studies have shown that people's overall health is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables in their diet. d. some people prefer the taste of fresh produce over canned or frozen foods.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."