Question
1. Miguel: I think it’s very important for people
to volunteer. Our high school should make
volunteer work a requirement for
graduation.
2. Sita: I think it’s absolutely true that volunteer
work is worthy and important. But I don’t
think it should be required for students to
graduate. For one thing, some students
have paying jobs, and they need that
money. It’s not fair to ask them to give that
up to do volunteer work.
3. Miguel: It could be part of the school day.
For example, people could volunteer to
spend a free period tutoring other kids or
helping the maintenance staff or working in
the school office.
4. Sita: That’s ridiculous. Not everyone has a
free period, and even when they do, they
might need it for getting homework done or
meeting with a teacher. I mean, all of those
things you mentioned are great for people
to do if they want to and if they have time.
But not everyone has the time or the desire.
5. Miguel: It could be a dedicated chunk of
time during the school day, like a class
period. It would be a very popular activity.
Everyone wants to help other people.
6. Sita: But then you’re taking away academic
time. Listen, I think volunteer work is great,
and people should do it if they want. But you
shouldn’t force it on people.
7. Miguel: So, if I understand you, we are both
in favor of people doing volunteer work. But
I think it should be mandatory for
graduation, and you don’t.
8. Sita: That’s right.
A)
Use the discussion to answer the question.
What does Miguel do in paragraph 7?
(1 point)
He uses inflammatory language that
prevents the discussion from going
further.
He acknowledges that they disagree on
every point.
He adds a justification to his argument in
favor of mandatory volunteer work.
He gives a summary of the discussion
and makes sure it’s accurate.
to volunteer. Our high school should make
volunteer work a requirement for
graduation.
2. Sita: I think it’s absolutely true that volunteer
work is worthy and important. But I don’t
think it should be required for students to
graduate. For one thing, some students
have paying jobs, and they need that
money. It’s not fair to ask them to give that
up to do volunteer work.
3. Miguel: It could be part of the school day.
For example, people could volunteer to
spend a free period tutoring other kids or
helping the maintenance staff or working in
the school office.
4. Sita: That’s ridiculous. Not everyone has a
free period, and even when they do, they
might need it for getting homework done or
meeting with a teacher. I mean, all of those
things you mentioned are great for people
to do if they want to and if they have time.
But not everyone has the time or the desire.
5. Miguel: It could be a dedicated chunk of
time during the school day, like a class
period. It would be a very popular activity.
Everyone wants to help other people.
6. Sita: But then you’re taking away academic
time. Listen, I think volunteer work is great,
and people should do it if they want. But you
shouldn’t force it on people.
7. Miguel: So, if I understand you, we are both
in favor of people doing volunteer work. But
I think it should be mandatory for
graduation, and you don’t.
8. Sita: That’s right.
A)
Use the discussion to answer the question.
What does Miguel do in paragraph 7?
(1 point)
He uses inflammatory language that
prevents the discussion from going
further.
He acknowledges that they disagree on
every point.
He adds a justification to his argument in
favor of mandatory volunteer work.
He gives a summary of the discussion
and makes sure it’s accurate.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In paragraph 7, Miguel gives a summary of the discussion and makes sure it’s accurate.