Everyone Should Volunteer, Right?

Which of these best states the author's position on mandatory volunteerism in high school?

• Volunteerism is valuable for young people.

• Students should not be required to volunteer.

• Schools should monitor volunteer activites.

• Students should only volunteer after school.

In paragraph 3, to be relevant to the supporting information, an additional detail would have to focus on ---

• additional reasons for not requiring volunteerism

• an after school activity

• the time needed for students to volunteer

• the definition of volunteerism

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The main point made in paragraph 2 is that ---

• young people shouldn't volunteer when it is required

• a person isn't volunteering if the act is required or mandated

• it is not necessary to require students to volunteer

• young people will not want to volunteer if it is required

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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Why does the author include the definition of the word volunteer in paragraph 2?

• To refuse a counter-argument

• To suggest different ways of looking at volunteerism

• To help readers understand the meaning of the word

• To clarify the idea that volunteerism is valued

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In paragraph 1, the author presents ---

• an emotional appeal

• reasons for her position

• an engaging story

• counter arguments

The main purpose in paragraph 5 is to ---

• summarize the author's main argument

• explain why mandatory volunteerism is not a good idea

• provide alternatives to requiring students to volunteer

• show the effects of requiring students to volunteering

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In paragraph 1, the word civic refers to ---

• a congregation

• school rules

• citizenship

• a profession

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In paragraph 2, the word ipso facto means ---

• in addition

• by the fact itself

• it doesn't follow

• without fact

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In paragraph 4, the author uses the word bombard to bring to mind the association of ---

• airplanes

• fear

• quiet

• being over-whelmed

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