Decide whether the topic listed for the paragraph is too broad, too narrow, or the correct topic for the paragraph. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

When renting movies, a person can chose from many different formats. The easiest way to rent a
movie is to use a Redbox machine, which are usually located in front of grocery stores. They
have a wide variety of new releases that can be rented for one day. Another option when renting a
movie is not as easy as Redbox, as it requires a high-speed internet connection, is the use Apple
iTunes. This allows a purchasable legal download of any movie available for rent in the iTunes
library. Another popular option is Netflix. This requires the renter to first have an account, but
also plan ahead which movie would like to watch. Once a movie is chosen, the renter must wait
for the movie to be sent in the mail.
Main Idea:
a. iTunes requires a high-speed internet connection.
b. Netflix requires an account.
c. Redbox is located at grocery stores.
d. There are many different options when renting a movie.


d. There are many different options when renting a movie.

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Read the following selection and respond to the questions that follow by choosing the letter of the correct answer.

(I) ________ the summer of my senior year in high school, I worked at my very first summer job. (2) It was at Dorney Park Amusement park. (3) There were many reasons that many high schoolers from my school, including myself, enjoyed working at Dorney Park. (4) _______, it was very close. (5) ________, it was easy for my parents to drop me off there and pick me up, since the distance was only a few miles from their house. (6) ________ reason was that you saw a lot of people there your own age. (7) It was fun socially. (8) I met a lot of new friends there. (9) ______, it never was boring; even though I was doing the same job all summer, it was always busy and every day brought a new adventure. (10) I worked in the gif shop across from the arcade, and back when I had worked there, it had been the only gift shop. (11) Part of the work there consisted of stocking the souvenirs. (12) We sold hacky sacks, floater pens with little moving roller coaster cars inside that moved up and down a tiny hill, Tee shirts, name tags, hats, magnets, shot glasses, and many other rick-a-rack. (13) _______, the week, it was a lighter crowd than on the weekends. (14) Weekends were very busy. (15) I worked mainly as a cashier and a very active one. (16) I remember that sometimes we would get herds of kids from summer camps. (17) They all had their camp shirts on and baseball caps and were very purposeful about buying a souvenir to remind them of their trip. (18) The craziest days were the rainiest ones. (19) _____an afternoon thunderstorm brewed up, the gift shop ended up being the only sanctuary for many in a storm. (20) _________, having 50 people crammed in an area that could comfortably hold 20 always was a recipe for trouble. (21) Little kids would run up and down the aisles of the store and throw balls around from the shelves. (22) I had the longest, seemingly endless line of customers, and even with two of us running cash registers, it seemed endless. (23) Fortunately, that summer was fairly dry and I only remember a handful of nutty days. (24) ________, one of my favorite reasons for working there was the Native American museum which used to be there above the arcade. (25) Once a week, I would need to work there. (26) It was so quiet ___________ to the rest of the park. (27) There were cabinets full of arrowheads, tools, and other implements that the Native Americans used to prepare food and skins. (28) Included in the display were some Native American headdresses and clothing made from skins decorated with colorful beads. (29) I would need to man the cash register there and mostly sold rubber tomahawks, and little drums which said “Dorney Park.” (30) Not many people would venture in it, since most were there for the rides. (31) Those who did look around would often ask me questions, which did inspire me to get a couple of books and read up about the artifacts to be able to offer some information. (32) Most of the evenings I was in the museum, I would read books. (33) I always brought one along in case the place was empty, and I would read my book and enjoy the little museum. (34) It wasn’t a lot of money as it was a minimum wage job, but it was a great experience, and I don’t think anyone ever forgets their first real job! Which of the following sentences begins with a cause/effect transition? a. 1 b. 5 c. 9 d. 19

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