9. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would both capture the audience's attention...

E) In the past 100 years, homework has been both banned and deemed...

10. In sentence 3, which of the following versions of the underlined text best establishes the writer's reasoning...

B) Due to students' personal needs and the inequality that homework causes,

13. The writer wants to add evidence to paragraph 2 to support the idea that homework is deterimental to students...

C) A poll of high school students in California revealed that 82%...

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11. Which of the following sentences captures the argument made in paragraph 2 and makes the best topic sentence...?
C) Students of all ages are being assigned more homework now than ever
D) All across the country, homework is causing students of all ages...
E) Students need mental and physical health support to survive...
B) Sleep, exercise, and socialization rank among the most important...
A) (as it is now)
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12. The writer wants to add a phrase at the beginning of sentence 10, adjusting capitalization as needed, to...
A) In my opinion,
D) Further,
E) In spite of this,
C) As a result,
B) Although,
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14. The writer wants to add the following sentence to the fourth paragraph to provide additional explanation
D) After sentence 13
C) After sentence 12
B) After sentence 11
E) After sentence 14
A) Before sentence 11
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9. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would both capture the audience's attention...
B) Homework: Teachers love assigning it, but students hate doing it
C) Sometimes students learn from homework, other times homework creates...
D) Even though its imperfect, homework is a valuable tool for providing...
A) Every day after school, students spend hours working on homework
E) In the past 100 years, homework has been both banned and deemed...
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10. In sentence 3, which of the following versions of the underlined text best establishes the writer's reasoning...
C) Since students are better off without it and it causes frustration...
E) It's my opinion that
A) (as it is now)
D) Because it causes students to cheat and lose sleep,
B) Due to students' personal needs and the inequality that homework causes,
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13. The writer wants to add evidence to paragraph 2 to support the idea that homework is deterimental to students...
D) Up to 90% of middle school students report cheating on homework
A) Many studies reveal that homework increases SAT scores by up to 40 point
E) The City University of NY reports that students who complete...
C) A poll of high school students in California revealed that 82%...
B) When a Florida district replaced homework with free reading, student...

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