b. remarkable.
c. inventive.
5. This paragraph is organized according to what
structure?
a. cause and effect
b. compare and contrast
c. chronological order
d. order of importance
6. This paragraph uses what point of view?
a. first-person point of view
b. second-person point of view
c. third-person point of view
Answers 1. a. “In 1991, her company was profiled in Busi- ness Week magazine.”
2. b. While it does seem that Ms. Crawford must be
very smart since she has been so successful,
that is not the main idea that governs the
whole paragraph. Instead, the paragraph high-
lights her dedication to the town and local
community since she moved there. Answer c can’t be correct because although the para-
graph indicates that Ms. Crawford is very
valuable, it does not say that Springfield would
be nowhere without her. This is an inference
you might make but cannot support.
3. b. Although the sentence does contain fact (Ms.
Crawford moved to Springfield in 1985), the
sentence makes an assertion about those years
since 1985: Ms. Crawford has been a model
citizen all those years. This is an assertion, an
opinion that needs evidence. The rest of the
paragraph provides that evidence.
4. c. The best clue to determine the meaning of
this word is found in the last sentence, which
says that Ms. Crawford is being honored for
“all her cutting-edge efforts on behalf of our
community.” Since her efforts on behalf of
the community have been “cutting-edge,” we
can assume that her business model, which
includes a great deal of community work and
fundraising and is described as innovative, must also be cutting-edge. Therefore, the
definition of innovative must be similar to
cutting-edge, so the likely choice is inventive.
