6. peter's sister has written to him asking for advice on how to get a job on campus. so far, he is planning to tell her to do the following things:

look on the online campus jobs board.
ask in the financial aid office.
consider waitressing instead. which detail should peter add to his planning?
a. don't work in the boring library, even though they have a lot of jobs.
b. work in a computer lab because it can build a marketable skill set too.
c. don't tell mom.
d. the highest paid student workers are campus bus drivers, and they are required to have a commercial driver's license.
7. molly is giving a speech to her town government to discuss the raising of taxes on farmland. she has drafted the following main ideas:
taxes on businesses and other properties are not going up.
the economy has been hard on farms.
the proposed increase is an attack on farm life. how can molly revise these plans to improve the main ideas?
a. add an anecdote about life on the farm.
b. add the point that there has not been an increase on farm taxes in two decades.
c. remove the point that taxes on businesses and other properties are not going up.
d. remove the point that the proposed increase is an attack on farm life.
8. oliver is working on a cover letter for his job application to a local grocery store chain. which of the supporting details is not appropriate?
i am excited about the possibility of working in the customer service department. i have had a lot of experience people. i am also able to type fast. i am great on the phone and in person when facing a difficult situation.
a. i am excited about the possibility of working in the customer service department.
b. i am also able to type fast.
c. i have had a lot of experience people.
d. i am great on the phone and in person when facing a difficult situation.
9. nigel was asked to present a new club proposal to the student government in order to create a new chess club, and he isn't sure what to write about. what is not a way for him to prewrite or generate ideas?
a. wait on inspiration
b. freewrite
c. cluster maps
d. planning with a peer
10. jeremiah is creating a plan for his essay about the value of music therapy for children. which organizational strategy is most likely to jeremiah prioritize the details for his essay?
a. a narrative
b. an argument
c. a definition
d. a series of comparisons