Question

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Part A


Read the draft paragraph and answer the questions.

Draft Paragraph:
Every day during school lunch, students line up in the cafeteria, grab a
tray, and pile it high with food they might not even eat. When lunch ends,
the trash cans are filled with half-eaten meals. Across the country,
schools throw away thousands of pounds of food every week. Some
schools have found a simple way to reduce this waste-by getting rid of
lunch trays altogether. Without trays, students take only what they can
carry, and much less food ends up in the garbage.


Which introduction would BEST address the topic of cafeteria trays and food waste for a
school audience reading an argumentative essay?

Group of answer choices

In our school, teachers are always reminding students to keep the cafeteria clean and quiet.

Many schools have changed their lunch menus, offering more fruits and vegetables to help students eat healthy.

Every student knows that school lunches are sometimes boring, but there's something else about lunch that causes a problem-too many trays full of wasted food.

Cafeteria food doesn't always taste great, and sometimes students skip lunch altogether.

Answer 1

Correct answer:
"Every student knows that school lunches are sometimes boring, but there's something else about lunch that causes a problem—too many trays full of wasted food."

Why: This sentence directly introduces the specific issue (trays and wasted food), speaks to a school audience, and sets up an argumentative focus for the essay.