Read the following paragraph and then respond to each of the questions by choosing the letter of the correct answer.

Question

(1) Before you choose a contractor to remodel your home, experts advise, look for someone who either lives in your town or has done work there before. (2) Next, meet with the contractor to see if his or her vision for your home matches yours. (3) For example, does the contractor agree with what you’ve planned to do? (4) If not, you might want to shop around for someone else. (5) Third, get a list of references from the contractor and find out if the people for whom he or she has done work like what was done and feel it was of good quality. (6) And last, make sure the contractor is available on the date on which you would like to start the work.

1. The subject of sentence 1 is
a. contractors.
b. homes.
c. experts.
d. towns.

2. The subject of sentence 2 is
a. your vision.
b. contractor’s vision.
c. homes.
d. meetings.

3. The subject of sentence 5 is
a. contractors.
b. list of references.
c. people in town.
d. quality.

4. The general topic of this paragraph is
a. your home.
b. things to check when choosing a contractor.
c. steps in remodeling.
d. home improvement.

Answer 1

1. c.
2. b.
3. c.
4. b.