Note: Paraphrases will vary.
| 1. | Topic Sentence: | 2 Note: Although I think sentence 2 is a better answer, I would also accept sentence 1, which is a more general version of 2. |
| Paraphrase: | Computers are changing the practice of architecture in several different ways. | |
| 2. | Topic Sentence: | 3 Note: Here again, sentence 2 is a possible answer although it is not as precise as sentence 3, which I consider the better answer. | Paraphrase: | Basketball is a Canadian invention. |
| 3. | Topic Sentence: | 1 |
| Paraphrase: | The Monroe Doctrine has been a critical part of U.S. history. | |
| 4. | Topic Sentence: | 2 | Paraphrase: | The last words of some people were intriguing enough to be recorded. |
| 5. | Topic Sentence: | 1 and 2 Note: I would also accept as correct sentences 1 or 2. However, I think the combination answer is a better one. | Paraphrase: | When proper Brooklyn matron Gertrude Lintz decided to raise two young gorillas as if they were her own children, she became an outcast to her neighbors. |
| 6. | Topic Sentence: | 6 | Paraphrase: | Although women do live longer than men, they are more prone to a number of serious diseases. |
| 7. | Topic Sentence: | 2 |
| Paraphrase: | Juries can be manipulated in ways that prevent them from making the right decision. | |
| 8. | Topic Sentence: | 3 Note: I would also count sentence 1 as a correct answer. It’s less precise than 3, but it does, in very general terms, sum up the paragraph. |
| Paraphrase: | Temperament seems to be the major factor in achieving happiness. | |
| 9. | Topic Sentence: | 1 and 2 Note: Sentence 2 would be a less complete but still adequate answer. |
| Paraphrase: | Thousands of Americans are following the example of “life extensionists” like Larry Wood: They are doing everything they can to avoid dying. | |
| 10. | Topic Sentence: | 1 and 3 Note: I would also count as correct sentence 3. |
| Paraphrase: | A newly discovered memoir of a Mexican soldier who was also at the Alamo has challenged the legend of how Davy Crockett died. | |