1. Ralph is planning an essay about the rights of veterans to receive support. Which of the following would be a strong supporting detail for his paragraph?
A. As a young boy, I saw many vets who were homeless.
B. When people are not medicated, they can become dangerous to others.
C. Everyone deserves to have help from the government if they need it.
D. Veterans are in need of counseling and medical support.
2. Harold is planning a paragraph comparing the behavior of kids when he was growing up to kids' behavior today. Here is the beginning of his planning:
different clothes
social media. Which of the following would be a good addition Harold's plan?
A. personal parenting story
B. respect for teachers
C. changes in parenting styles
D. less qualified teachers
3. Nancy has become exhausted with Bill's lack of help around the house. She is going to confront him and is working on the main points for her talk with him:

-Your behavior is annoying and immature
-I don't have time to finish everything alone.
-It would take less time to do together.
-It won't take more than 20 minutes of your time.
How should Nancy revise her points to better support her argument?
A. Remove "I don't have time to finish everything alone."
B. No revisions are needed; all her points are strong supporting details.
C. Remove "Your behavior is annoying and immature."
D. Remove "It would take less time to do together."
4. Kim has been asked to work on a proposal for keeping the arts and music programs at her school funded. Below are her ideas.

Art and music programs enhance creativity.
Funding isn't being cut for sports.
Learning about art and music is part of getting a well-rounded education.
Cutting art and music programs would forever tarnish the school's reputation.
Which of these ideas is the least effective supporting detail?
A. Art and music programs enhance creativity.
B. Cutting art and music programs would forever tarnish the school's reputation.
C. Learning about art and music is part of getting a well-rounded education.
D. Funding isn't being cut for sports.
5. The president of an internet security company is writing a memo to his sales department; his purpose is to explain the upgrades so that sales representatives can effectively tell new and continuing customers.
Which of the following statements should not be included as a main point in the memo?
A. It has been updated to detect and prevent more breaches.
B. It is pretty much the same as the old product.
C. It represents the start of a more frequent, free upgrade cycle.
D. The interface is easier to navigate.