Question
Read the paragraph and answer the question.
(1) Teachers should take steps to prevent students from cheating on exams. (2) To begin with, teachers should stop reusing old tests. (3) Even a test that has been used once is soon passed around between students. (4) Students will check with their friends to find out, for example, what was on Dr. Thompson's biology final last term. (5) They may even manage to turn up a copy of the test itself, "accidentally" not turned in by a former student of Dr. Thompson's. (6) Teachers should also take some common sense precautions at test time. (7) They should make students separate themselves--by at least one seat—during an exam, and they should watch the class closely. (8) The best place for the teacher to sit is in the rear of the room, so that a student is never sure if the teacher is looking at him or her. (9) Finally, teachers must make it clear to students that there will be stiff penalties for cheating. (10) One of the problems with our school systems is a lack of discipline. (11) Teachers never used to give in to students' demands or put up with bad behavior, as they do today. (12) Anyone caught cheating should immediately receive a zero on the exam. (13) A person even suspected of cheating should be forced to take an alternative exam in the teacher's office. (14) Because cheating is unfair to honest students, it should not be tolerated.
Which of these sentences are not essential to the main subject of this passage?
10 and 11
4 and 5
1 and 2
2 and 3
(1) Teachers should take steps to prevent students from cheating on exams. (2) To begin with, teachers should stop reusing old tests. (3) Even a test that has been used once is soon passed around between students. (4) Students will check with their friends to find out, for example, what was on Dr. Thompson's biology final last term. (5) They may even manage to turn up a copy of the test itself, "accidentally" not turned in by a former student of Dr. Thompson's. (6) Teachers should also take some common sense precautions at test time. (7) They should make students separate themselves--by at least one seat—during an exam, and they should watch the class closely. (8) The best place for the teacher to sit is in the rear of the room, so that a student is never sure if the teacher is looking at him or her. (9) Finally, teachers must make it clear to students that there will be stiff penalties for cheating. (10) One of the problems with our school systems is a lack of discipline. (11) Teachers never used to give in to students' demands or put up with bad behavior, as they do today. (12) Anyone caught cheating should immediately receive a zero on the exam. (13) A person even suspected of cheating should be forced to take an alternative exam in the teacher's office. (14) Because cheating is unfair to honest students, it should not be tolerated.
Which of these sentences are not essential to the main subject of this passage?
10 and 11
4 and 5
1 and 2
2 and 3
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentences that are not essential to the main subject of the passage are **10 and 11**.
These sentences discuss a broader issue regarding discipline in school systems but do not directly address the specific measures teachers should take to prevent cheating on exams, which is the main focus of the passage.
These sentences discuss a broader issue regarding discipline in school systems but do not directly address the specific measures teachers should take to prevent cheating on exams, which is the main focus of the passage.