Great Essays

Great Essays

  • Submitted By: j_diaz070
  • Date Submitted: 10/25/2016 3:06 PM
  • Category: English
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  • Page: 25

Great Writing 4: Great
Essays, 4ed
Answer Key
UNIT 1
Activity 1, pages 5–8
Preview

Answers will vary.
Post-Reading

1. The story of Cinderella, her cleaning tasks, and
how she felt about them
2. Answers will vary.
3. Ironing clothes, washing dishes, and cleaning
the bathroom
4. 5 paragraphs; paragraph 1 (introduction);
paragraph 5 (conclusion); paragraphs 2, 3, 4
(body)
5. Unpleasant household chores
6. “The top three of these unpopular tasks often
include ironing clothes, washing dishes, and
cleaning the bathroom.”
7. Why people don’t like to iron clothes; “One
of the most hated chores for many people is
ironing clothes because it is not a task that can
be completed quickly or thoughtlessly.”
8. Paragraph 3: “Another household chore
that many people dislike is washing dishes.”
Paragraph 4: “Although ironing clothes and
washing dishes are not the most pleasant
household chores, perhaps the most dreaded
chore is cleaning the bathroom.”
9. Two possible supporting sentences: “Each
piece of clothing must be handled individually,
so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours!”
“After ironing a piece of clothing meticulously,
which entails smoothing out the fabric,
following the seams, and getting the creases
just right, it needs to be put on a hanger as
soon as possible.
1 0. “Because the bathroom is full of germs, a quick
wiping of the surfaces is often not enough.”
1 1. “Maintaining a house means doing a wide
variety of unpleasant chores.”
Activity 2, pages 9–12
Preview

Answers will vary.

Post-Reading

1. Then the doorbell rang, and my life changed
forever.
2. Answers will vary.
3. (1) The writer’s family was napping. (2) The
writer was bored. (3) The writer answered
the door. (4) The writer sat down on the
sofa. (5) The writer wondered about her
exam score. (6) The mother gave the writer
courage. (7) The writer opened the letter.
(8) The writer read the letter. (9)...

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