Read the passage. Sofia’s creative writing club is entering a local writing contest. The writing topic is a recent hurricane that struck the city. Sofia wants each club member to write one verse about something that happened to them during the hurricane. The group will then put the verses together to create a poem to submit. Isabella has a different idea. "Why can’t we each send our own entries to the contest?” Isabella asks. "I’ve already written an essay about what happened on my block.”"No way—that’s not going to work,” Sofia replies. "I’m the president of this club! We are going to send in something as a group.”
Answer
A
It is ineffective because Isabella’s idea is clearly better than Sofia’s.
B
It is effective because different people are sharing their points of view.
C
It is ineffective because Sofia is not willing to listen to other people’s ideas.
D
It is effective because Sofia, as president, gets to make the final decision.
Explanation
Sofia dismisses Isabella’s suggestion without considering it or discussing whether individual entries could work. Her insistence that the group must do it her way shows she is not listening to another member’s idea. The best choice is that Sofia’s response is ineffective because she is not willing to listen to other people’s ideas.
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