Question 1 of 5 Which statement best paraphrases the controlling idea in this introduction
paragraph?
When you were younger, did you ever have a teenager from the
neighborhood babysit you? If you did, do you know whether your
babysitter had any training in what to do in an emergency? Babysitters
need to know basic first aid and safety for children. Since so many
teenagers who babysit need this training, it should be offered in
schools as part of health class.
A. Before teenagers are allowed to babysit, they should be getting
good grades in all their classes.
B. Parents need to do a better job of checking the backgrounds of
babysitters they hire.
O C. Schools should teach teenagers how to handle emergencies when
babysitting
D. If you had a babysitter from the neighborhood, your babysitter may
not have had proper training.

The latin phrase de gustibus non est disputandum means which of the following? a. “disputes aren’t easily settled.” b. “the great aren’t guilty.” c. “guilt isn’t the issue.” d. “there’s no disputing about tastes.”

Which option is the most relevant piece of evidence for this claim

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile