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Which source would be most reliable for researching the most effective types of physical activity for high school students?

A) a blog post from a high school student who discusses his after-school activities with his friends and posts humorous photos
B) an online article written by a personal trainer who is looking for new clients and who posts about client success stories
C) an article from a university that uses advanced statistics to determine the total calorie loss for 10 different physical activities
D) an article in an online exercise magazine written by a parent who is concerned about her child’s obsession with video games
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Read the paragraph.

Last night I was startled. A raccoon crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house. It couldn’t escape, and it hissed at me when I was taking out the trash. I was so surprised that I ran back into the house! I was relieved when a park ranger was able to rescue the raccoon and return it to its natural habitat.

Which revision best uses a phrase to combine the first two sentences?

A) Startling me, a raccoon crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house last night.
B) A raccoon last night startled me when it crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house.
C) Last night, when it crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house, a raccoon startled me.
D) Last night, I was startled by a raccoon that had crawled into one of the trash cans behind my house.
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Read the scenario about a formal discussion.

A mayoral candidate is having an open discussion with voters about a proposed plan to fund welfare programs by raising property taxes. The candidate strongly supports the plan and speaks forcefully about it. She focuses on the importance of a social safety net by asking voters to imagine needing the services themselves. She avoids the topic of the state’s budget concerns and asking voters to hold their questions and concerns until the very end.

Which statement best describes what kind of a speaker the political candidate is?

A) The candidate is an effective speaker because she shares others’ opinions and viewpoints and appeals to voters’ emotions.
B) The candidate is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue.
C) The candidate is an ineffective speaker because she does not address her personal opinion on the state’s budget concerns.
D) The candidate is an ineffective speaker because she does not support her opinions with facts.
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When should a student writing a research-based paper directly quote a research text instead of paraphrasing or summarizing it?

A) when the words quoted are specific and unique
B) when the person quoted is an expert in his or her field
C) when a paragraph does not yet have a direct quote
D) when a summary or paraphrase would take too long to write

alright. in chronological order the answers are
1 is C. this is the only non biased medium in the whole question that delivers news in the most effective manner (experimentation not anecdotes)

2 is a. I say this tentatively
a phrase in English is a small group of words that add meaning to a sentence. the phrase is never ever gonna be able to stand as it's own sentence/be an independent clause. this quickly eliminates c and d because last night is not a phrase but a indication of time. It also eliminates B because there is no dependent clause. the answer is A because startling me fits the definition of a phrase. it is a verb phrase that adds extra meaning to the main topic of the sentence which is the second part.

3 is d because the speaker only appeals to emotion never supporting her statements with facts.
furthermore, she cant be an effective speaker because she is forceful in the way she speaks
and is silencing the audience concerns

4 is a . that is a perfect time to use direct quotes as paraphrasing a unique quote bogs down its impact in essays or any type of writing for that manner.

then ignore all of what I said cause I got it wrong lul