Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) We rarely get tired when we are doing something interesting and exciting. (2) For example, I recently took a vacation in the Canadian Rockies up around Lake Louise. (3) I spent several days trout fishing along Coral Creek, fighting my way through brush higher than my head, stumbling over logs, struggling through fallen timber ⎯ yet after eight hours of this, I was not exhausted. (4) Why? (5) Because I was excited, exhilarated. (6) I had a sense of high achievement: six cutthroat trout.
- Chapter 4, "How to Banish the Boredom that Produces Fatigue, Worry, and Resentment," from Dale Carnegie's How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job , Simon and Schuster, 1990.
How many examples does the writer use to develop the topic sentence?
A) one
B) two
C) three

Question

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) We rarely get tired when we are doing something interesting and exciting. (2) For example, I recently took a vacation in the Canadian Rockies up around Lake Louise. (3) I spent several days trout fishing along Coral Creek, fighting my way through brush higher than my head, stumbling over logs, struggling through fallen timber ⎯ yet after eight hours of this, I was not exhausted. (4) Why? (5) Because I was excited, exhilarated. (6) I had a sense of high achievement: six cutthroat trout.
- Chapter 4, "How to Banish the Boredom that Produces Fatigue, Worry, and  Resentment," from Dale Carnegie's How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job , Simon and Schuster, 1990.
How many examples does the writer use to develop the topic sentence?
A) one
B) two
C) three

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The writer only uses one example - their recent vacation in the Canadian Rockies - to develop the topic sentence.

Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow