Point: Sometimes the “newest thing” is something old that has made a comeback. Below are six items, three of which logically support the point and three of which do not.  Choose the three items that logically support the point above.

QUESTION 11 There is a scene where Lou encounters a pack of wild dogs and a panther.  Explain the importance of this and explain what the panther symbolizes.  The length of your answer must be a minimum of 5 sentences.

QUESTION 7 What purpose does the character of Billy Davis (the little boy) serve? The length of your answer must be a minimum of 5 sentences.

Pumping blood through the body during CPR is not enough because _____.

Considering the medical training and care, we might conclude that in colonial America _____.

Choose the letter of the sentence that does not support the point of the argument in each paragraph. 1 Getting rid of the eyesores in a neighborhood does more than simply beautify; it can improve the economic and social life of an area.  2 Not long ago, a neighborhood in Philadelphia decided to improve its appearance by planting a community garden and installing trash cans. 3 As a result, neighbors spent more time together outdoors. 4 Thus, graffiti writers and more serious offenders were discouraged from frequenting the area.  5 The cleaner streets and safer atmosphere also attracted more customers to local businesses.  6 Additional police on the streets also keep streets safer.   *************** Which sentence does not support the author’s conclusion that getting rid of community eyesores can improve the local economic and social life?

What is the purpose of the following sentence? If you spend a dollar every minute, it will take you about twenty centuries to spend a billion dollars.

Read the paragraph and choose the best answer to the question that follows. 1 To have a successful budget, it is useful to include a category called “miscellaneous.” 2 It is hard to remember every single item you buy.  3 And supermarket impulse purchases, such as gum and magazines, can result in a busted budget.  4 Certain supermarket purchases—such a candy—are best omitted from a health standpoint as well.  5 Extra gas for an unscheduled trip that requires spending beyond the usual fuel allowance can also ruin your spending plan.  6 You can even get in the red by buying ice cream cones at the dairy stand it they’re not provided for under the food or entertainment categories.  7 Keeping track of these various expenses for several months will reveal an amount that is suitable to include under “miscellaneous.”    *************** Which sentence is not relevant to the author’s argument that a miscellaneous category can help you have a successful budget? 

For questions 11 and 12 Read the paragraph and choose the best answer to each question. In colonial America, anyone could become a physician merely by adopting the label.  There were no medical schools or medical societies to license or regulate what was a free-for-all trade.  Sometimes clergymen tried to provide medical care to their parishioners, and care of a sort was offered by all kinds of laypeople as well.  Documents of the time record a doctor who sold “tea, sugar, olives, grapes, anchovies, raisins, and prunes” along with medicinals.  Documents also tell of a woman who “Acts here in the Double Capacity of a Doctoress and Coffee Woman.” Training for medical practice, such as it was, was given by apprenticeship. *************** The passage suggests that in comparison to today, a medical practice in colonial America _____.

One transition that signals the pattern of organization is _____.