The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 6

Multiple Choice

The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics.
Fireworks are illegal in many states.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Agreeableness

Agreeableness is one of the Big Five personality traits, characterized by qualities such as kindness, warmth, cooperation, and a desire for social harmony.

Cohort

A group of people banded together or treated as a group, often used in studies to examine variables within a specified population section.

Cross-sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Early Adolescence

A developmental stage referring to the period between childhood and adolescence, typically ages 10 to 14.