The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 5

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: In order to be a good cook, you have to be prepared in the kitchen.
Have clean sponges and cleansers by the sink.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Salary Growth

The increase in wages or salary over time, often due to inflation, promotion, or successful performance.

Monthly Salary

Regular payments made to an employee, usually at the end of each month, as compensation for work performed.

Strip Bond

A financial security that represents a portion of the interest or principal of a bond, which has been separated to be sold individually.

Compounded Semiannually

This refers to the process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accrued interest from previous periods, done twice a year.