1. Choose whether this conclusion is effective or ineffective
We are just beginning to understand how this 3,600-year-old disk the size of a large dinner plate can enrich our historical knowledge of ancient Europe. The disk's Bronze Age owner could have exerted enormous influence by using the disk's representation of the sky as a type of calendar indicating when farmers should plant and harvest. It was remarkable information for a culture to possess a thousand years before the beginning of Greek astronomy. What other remarkable antiquities lie buried or in the hands of looters that can help us uncover the secrets of our ancestors?
A. Effective B.ineffective
2.From the following pair, choose the passage that would be the more effective conclusion.
A. To repeat what I said earlier, stress reduction is good for your health, and it can make your life more pleasant. Yoga and meditation are good ways to reduce stress.
B. Stress reduction can not only improve your health and perhaps lengthen your life; it can also make your life, however long it is, more enjoyable. Remember, yoga and meditation aren't just for hippies anymore; you, too, can benefit from these stress reduction techniques. Find a class near you. Discover the joy of taking a deep breath and letting go of your anxieties.
3.This paragraph is missing a conclusion. Choose the best concluding sentence from the choices. Remember that oversimplified and mechanical conclusions are not effective.
I always enjoy my visits to the family farm in Alabama. First of all, the farm takes me away from the noise of the city. I can hear the light breeze rustling the leaves in the oak trees beside the house. In the evenings, honking horns and screeching sirens are replaced by the distant croaking of frogs. In the morning, I am awakened not by morning traffic but by the call of whippoorwills. Also, I enjoy the bountiful fruit trees. Every summer, I collect ripe, sweet figs from the fig tree and make preserves. Apple pie made from the apple tree is the best I have ever tasted. I eat the pears, ripe and sweet, right off the tree. Finally, the people in the area are very friendly. Other drivers wave to me as I drive past them. When I stopped my car to take a photograph of some deer in a field, three passing drivers stopped to see if I needed help. Neighbors frequently stop by to give us fresh tomatoes, snap beans, or corn from their gardens. Concluding sentence: __________
A.These are the reasons that I enjoy my visits to the farm in Alabama.
B.The farm in Alabama is a very enjoyable place.
C.In conclusion, I enjoy the farm in Alabama for many reasons.
D.While my friends prefer Hawaii or the Bahamas as a place to relax, I'll always choose the peaceful little farm in Alabama.
4.Choose whether this conclusion is effective or ineffective.
We may never know why insects were so large in the Carboniferous Period. It is true that the giant bugs%u2014like the giant dragonfly, which existed 300 million years ago and had a wingspan of two and a half feet%u2014may have had fewer predators in the Carboniferous Period. But it is also possible that the oxygen content of the air%u2014about 35 percent then, compared with 21 percent now%u2014may have enabled insects to grow so large. The issue calls for more evidence, and, therefore, additional research.
A. Effetive B.ineffective
5.Read this pair of concluding paragraphs. Choose the paragraph that would serve as the more effective conclusion to a paper.