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Writing an Informative Essay about Compromise — Unit test

Question 4 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 B

Read the rough-draft paragraph.(1) Many people experience a sense of therapeutic well-being when gardening. (2) While harvesting a healthy crop of organic fruits and vegetables may be the obvious benefit, there is also something to be said about the sense of calmness that digging in the dirt, sowing seeds, and cultivating plants can give a person. (3) The gardeners also decide what types of pesticides, if any, are used on the produce in the garden. (4) A few hours away from the hustle of daily life can help to de-stress and even reenergize a person. (5) Gardens are serene places where deadlines and errands are unimportant. (6) So, not only can gardening result in healthier eating habits, it can also provide an escape from the daily pressures of school, work, and family.

Answer
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2
B
3
C
4
D
5

Explanation

Sentence (3), about gardeners choosing which pesticides to use, does not support the paragraph’s focus on gardening’s therapeutic benefits and sense of escape. The other sentences describe calmness, relaxation, or how gardens provide a break from daily pressures. The sentence about pesticides shifts attention to how produce is grown.

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