7. Use the excerpt from “Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere” to answer the question.

Question

What idea from the first two paragraphs does the third paragraph support?
A) “Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs have studied tropical ecology in Mexico and Central America for half a century”
B) “The decline of Ohio’s butterflies has been captured through statistics and recorded data”
C) “The solution to a worldwide insect decline won’t be simple.”
D) “the scientific literature abounds with anecdotes”

8. What does the first subheading suggest about how the section relates to the title?
A) It signals that the section will tell how scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
B) It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
C) It signals that the section will tell why scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
D) It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio and why it matters.

9. Which subtopics are likely to appear in the essay? Select the two correct answers.
A) music of the Harlem Renaissance
B) history of global recessions
C) economic causes
D) impact on unemployment
E) early history of Franklin Roosevelt

10. Use the informational text to answer the question.
Which additional detail would be most effective to add to paragraph 3?
A) Resident Lola Stetson believes that the ordinance is not needed and would be too difficult to enforce.
B) A few residents have complained that their health has been affected by being woken at night by loud noises.
C) It appears that just a few residents have been causing most of the noise at night.
D) “It shouldn’t be that difficult to respect one’s neighbors and not wake them up at all hours of the night,” said resident Gabrielle Tafoya.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on the information provided:

7. The third paragraph supports the idea that: B) “The decline of Ohio’s butterflies has been captured through statistics and recorded data”

8. The first subheading suggests that: D) It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio and why it matters.

9. The subtopics likely to appear in the essay are: C) economic causes D) impact on unemployment

10. The additional detail that would be most effective to add to paragraph 3 is: C) It appears that just a few residents have been causing most of the noise at night.

Please let me know if you have any further questions or need more clarification!