Cell Phones and Your Middle School Student - Revise

1. Which sentence in paragraph 2 should be deleted because it does not stick closely enough to the topic?

• A. Sentence 7

• B. Sentence 8

• C. Sentence 9

• D. Sentence 10

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2. Which sentence could be added to the conclusion to make it more convincing?

• A. Some people say that cell phones are a distraction for students, but with family ground rules put in place, cell phones can be much more helpful than harmful.

• B. Cell phones are important to middle schoolers for fun and games.

• C. The expense of cell phones should be considered when deciding to give one to a middle schooler.

• D. Cell phones should be kept and used at home so as not to distract at school.

3. Shalyn would like to use a more appropriate word in sentence 7 for the phrase keep in touch. With which word should she replace this phrase?

• A. write

• B. communicate

• C. discuss

• D. exchange

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4. Which fact could Shalyn add to strengthen paragraph 5?

• A. Several free applications are available for download that allow students to take practice quizzes in preparation for a test.

• B. Several free applications are available for download that allow parents to keep track of their child's location through GPS.

• C. Several free applications are available for download that allow parents to play games with their child for fun.

• D. Several free applications are available for download that allow for students to call parents in an emergency.

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5. Which is the BEST way to combine sentences 12 and 13?

• A. They are expensive but managing minutes and data so they stay within limits can learn the important lesson of caring for it.

• B. Caring for the phone can be hard to keep track of so middle school students can learn the important lesson of making sure that it is charged and managed minutes and data.

• C. Keeping track of the phone and managing minutes and data so they stay within limits is caring for the phone and a lesson.

• D. They are expensive, so middle school students can learn the important lesson of keeping track of the phone, caring for it, making sure that it is charged, and managing minutes and data used.

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6. Which sentence from the fourth paragraph should be deleted because it does not support the argument of the paragraph?

• A. Sentence 14

• B. Sentence 15

• C. Sentence 17

• D. Sentence 19

7. If Shalyn wanted to add another paragraph to support the claim, which paragraph topic would be BEST?

• A. Students in middle school are almost teenagers.

• B. Everyone has a cell phone and no one wants to be left out.

• C. Cell phones have features to help students stay organized.

• D. Students can get distracted by games and should turn off their phones.

8. Sentences 9, 11, and 26 all begin with Cell phones encourage. Which phrase would be BEST to use in one of the sentences so there is less repetition?

• A. Cell phones promote

• B. Encouraging cell phones

• C. Computers encourage

• D. People support

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