Question 1

Question

A)
A student is writing an argument to support the claim that prescription drug prices should be
regulated by law.
Which point should be included in the concluding argument? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Per a recent poll, 35 percent of Americans taking four or more prescription drugs had difficulty
paying for their medication.
It’s also important to mention that nearly one-third of patients do not take medication as directed
because of its cost.
If an effective universal health care program were adopted, then there would be no need to
regulate drug prices.
A lack of transparency in drug prices hurts doctors and the medical community, as well as
patients and their families.
Drug prices that are beyond reach for those who rely on these drugs are a very serious public
health issue.

Question 2
Question 3
A)
A student is writing an argument to support the claim that increasing the federal minimum wage
would help the economy.
Which point aligns with this argument and should be included in the argument’s concluding
statement? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more
than 80,000 new jobs.
Studies have shown that the majority of people earning minimum wage are part-time workers
who have other means of support.
The first federal minimum wage was set at 35¢ per hour during the Great Depression and has
been increased 22 times.
Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the
federal minimum wage.
If employers were required to pay their employees more, that cost would be passed on to the
consumer through higher prices.
A) What should be true of a strong concluding statement to an argument? Select the two
correct answers. (1 point)
It should introduce the claim that the argument supports.
It should tell the reader what they should do if they agree with the argument.
It should give a summary of the writer’s argument.
It should provide evidence in the form of facts and details.
It should address any counterclaims to the argument.

Question 4
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Claim: Employers should be allowed to mandate that their employees receive
vaccinations because a healthy workforce is essential to success. Furthermore,
businesses should be able to guarantee safety at work for all employees.
Counterclaim: There are many reasons why an employee may refuse a vaccination.
One may be for religious reasons. Employee vaccine mandates are disrespectful toward
the sincerely held beliefs of those affected by them.
A student is writing an argument supporting the claim above. They want to address the
counterclaim in their concluding statement. What is an effective concession that the student
may include?
(1 point)
If an employee does not want to receive a vaccine, they can terminate their employment and find
another job.
Employers and employees should work together to make sure that safety and religious freedom
are both respected.
Vaccine mandates should not allow employees to refuse vaccines for religious reasons.
There is no denying that religious intolerance is a serious problem in workplaces today.

Question 5
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Claim: The more daylight in the afternoon before the sun sets, the safer we are and the
more active we can be. Therefore, we should make daylight savings time permanent.
A student is writing an argument supporting the claim above. What should they include in the
concluding statement? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
While some say that daylight savings time boosts productivity and activity, scientific studies have
shown that the opposite is true.
Police departments throughout the United States report a significant increase in robberies after
daylight savings time ends.
Permanent daylight savings time equals more safety and more productivity, so it is good for all of
us.
The Romans and other ancient civilizations used different scales for different times of year, so
the idea of daylight savings time is not a new one.
If you agree with me, contact your elected representative and urge them to sponsor legislation to
makes daylight savings time permanent.

Answer 1

Question 1
The two correct answers for the concluding argument to support the claim that prescription drug prices should be regulated by law are:

1. Per a recent poll, 35 percent of Americans taking four or more prescription drugs had difficulty paying for their medication.
2. Drug prices that are beyond reach for those who rely on these drugs are a very serious public health issue.

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Question 2
The two correct answers for the concluding statement supporting the claim that increasing the federal minimum wage would help the economy are:

1. A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more than 80,000 new jobs.
2. Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the federal minimum wage.

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Question 3
The two correct answers regarding what should be true of a strong concluding statement to an argument are:

1. It should give a summary of the writer’s argument.
2. It should tell the reader what they should do if they agree with the argument.

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Question 4
An effective concession that the student may include to address the counterclaim regarding vaccine mandates is:
Employers and employees should work together to make sure that safety and religious freedom are both respected.

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Question 5
The two correct answers for the concluding statement supporting the claim that more daylight savings time is beneficial are:

1. Permanent daylight savings time equals more safety and more productivity, so it is good for all of us.
2. If you agree with me, contact your elected representative and urge them to sponsor legislation to make daylight savings time permanent.