(1)When cold season approaches, many people take precautions to avoid colds and flu. (2) The most important step of all, in order to stay well during cold season, is washing your hands frequently. (3) Colds and flu are transmitted through your hands. (4) The most common cold virus is the rhinovirus. (5) You pick up and pass on flu and cold viruses whenever you touch surfaces contaminated by other people. (6) Doorknobs, handles, faucets, food-cart and basket handles, elevator buttons, public phones, tables, and trays, to name a few, can all carry viruses and bacteria. (7) Touching your nose or rubbing your eyes after an outing are the quickest way to pick up germs on your hands. (8) So, pay attention and keep washing! Use the above passage to answer the following questions. Which of the following sentences contains the main claim of the passage? (1 point) Responses 1 1 2 2 5 5 7

Question

(1)When cold season approaches, many people take precautions to avoid colds and flu. (2) The most important step of all, in order to stay well during cold season, is washing your hands frequently. (3) Colds and flu are transmitted through your hands. (4) The most common cold virus is the rhinovirus. (5) You pick up and pass on flu and cold viruses whenever you touch surfaces contaminated by other people. (6) Doorknobs, handles, faucets, food-cart and basket handles, elevator buttons, public phones, tables, and trays, to name a few, can all carry viruses and bacteria. (7) Touching your nose or rubbing your eyes after an outing are the quickest way to pick up germs on your hands. (8) So, pay attention and keep washing! Use the above passage to answer the following questions. Which of the following sentences contains the main claim of the passage? (1 point) Responses 1 1 2 2 5 5 7

Answer 1

Sentence 2: "The most important step of all, in order to stay well during cold season, is washing your hands frequently."

Answer 2

(1)When cold season approaches, many people take precautions to avoid colds and flu. (2) The most important step of all, in order to stay well during cold season, is washing your hands frequently. (3) Colds and flu are transmitted through your hands. (4) The most common cold virus is the rhinovirus. (5) You pick up and pass on flu and cold viruses whenever you touch surfaces contaminated by other people. (6) Doorknobs, handles, faucets, food-cart and basket handles, elevator buttons, public phones, tables, and trays, to name a few, can all carry viruses and bacteria. (7) Touching your nose or rubbing your eyes after an outing are the quickest way to pick up germs on your hands. (8) So, pay attention and keep washing! Use the above passage to answer the following questions. Which sentences can contain an irrelevant detail?(1 point) Responses 3 3 1 1 5 5 4 4

Answer 3

Sentences 5 and 4 can contain irrelevant details.

Sentence 5: "You pick up and pass on flu and cold viruses whenever you touch surfaces contaminated by other people."
This sentence is relevant to the main claim of the passage, as it explains how viruses are transmitted through contaminated surfaces.

Sentence 4: "The most common cold virus is the rhinovirus."
This sentence is also relevant to the main claim of the passage, as it provides information about the common cold virus.

Answer 4

The sentence that contains the main claim of the passage is sentence 2: "The most important step of all, in order to stay well during cold season, is washing your hands frequently."