PART A: Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of the article? A. Teenagers' brains are more easily distracted because they use social media and text while driving more often than adults.
B. Teenagers are more likely than adults to take risks for money based on a study in Iowa City.
C. Teenagers are more prone to distraction because they are more attracted to or focused on potential rewards.
D. Teenagers often do not realize why they want rewards because their brains are still developing.
2. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “For some volunteers, green circles provided a large (10-cent) reward and red circles provided a small (2-cent) reward.” (Paragraph 4)
B. “‘The study demonstrates that the attention of adolescents is especially drawn to rewarding information’” (Paragraph 12)
C. “These data may help explain why teens engage in risky behavior, he says.” (Paragraph 12)
D. “When distractions are not readily available, it will be easier to focus attention on the things that matter most.” (Paragraph 14)

Read the list of events from the first third of in his steps below and arrange them in chronological order. the crisis of powers' decision about the law violation. norman applies the challenge to the newspaper. rachel dedicates her voice to the lord. dedication of wright and marsh to political involvement in the rectangle problems. resignation of powers. arrival of the shabby stranger. maxwell's challenge to first church. maxwell's speech to the working men. rachel and virginia struggle with how christ would act in their cases. dedication of maxwell to the ministry in the rectangle. norman faces public reaction to the challenge.

Moritz is designing an advertisement to go with president barack obama's back-to-school remarks. how should moritz's ad be similar to the speech? it should be concise. it should be repetitive. it should be persuasive. it should be eye-catching.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.