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Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer . What is the main idea of the below passage? Passage 2 Those who commit white-collar crimes include the most respected and wealthiest of persons in society, including mayors, governors, vice-presidents and presidents. In 2006, Mayor Ron Gonzales of San Jose was indicted on public corruption charges, and Lynwood, California, mayor Paul Richards was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, money laundering, extortion, making false statements to investigators, and depriving the public of honest services. Former Illinois governor and one-time Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan was found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations in 2006. —From Schmalleger, Criminal Justice, p. 135

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer . What is the main idea of the below passage? Passage 3 New police officers learn what is considered appropriate police behavior by working with seasoned veterans. Through conversations with other officers in the locker room, in a squad car, or over a cup of coffee, a new recruit is introduced to the value-laden sub-culture of police work. This process of informal socialization plays a much bigger role than the formal police academy in determining how a rookie comes to see police work.

The word subjugate is opposite from the word release.

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer. What is the topic of the below passage? Passage 3 New police officers learn what is considered appropriate police behavior by working with seasoned veterans. Through conversations with other officers in the locker room, in a squad car, or over a cup of coffee, a new recruit is introduced to the value-laden sub-culture of police work. This process of informal socialization plays a much bigger role than the formal police academy in determining how a rookie comes to see police work.

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer. What is the topic of the below passage? Passage 2 Those who commit white-collar crimes include the most respected and wealthiest of persons in society, including mayors, governors, vice-presidents and presidents. In 2006, Mayor Ron Gonzales of San Jose was indicted on public corruption charges, and Lynwood, California, mayor Paul Richards was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, money laundering, extortion, making false statements to investigators, and depriving the public of honest services. Former Illinois governor and one-time Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan was found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations in 2006. —From Schmalleger, Criminal Justice, p. 135

One reason why people may feel less happy despite progress is:a) An overload of choices leading to decision fatigueb) The elimination of personal responsibilityc) The complete lack of technological developmentd) The absence of scientific advancements

Assuming that you are writing an outline of the following paragraphs, identify the main idea, the sentence that would start your outline. The main ideas of the following paragraphs appear at different locations. Identify each main idea by filling in its sentence number in the space provided. Just please write number of the sentence, 1, 2, 3, ect. 1In the 1800s, the discovery of gold in California created images of “striking it rich.” 2Lured by these images, thousands of men moved west, dreaming of making their fortune by working in the mines. 3In reality, retrieving minerals from rock was difficult, expensive, and dangerous. 4A successful mine required a large labor force, industrial tools, and railroad links. 5Miners worked far below the earth’s surface in poorly ventilated tunnels, with no means for removing human or animal waste. 6Temperatures could reach as high as 120 degrees. 7Accidents were part of the job, which depended on blasting equipment and industrial machinery. 8In 1884, a Montana miner drilled into an unexploded dynamite charge and lost his eyes and ears. 9He received no compensation, for the court decided that the accident “was the result of an unforeseen and unavoidable accident incident to the risk of mining.”

Complete each sentence with one of the following words from the list. dismay            satiate              reverie            wayward         unfathomable  uncanny           defuse             sententious     callous People tend towards generosity after holding a warm cup of coffee, and are more …………. after holding a cold drink

Choose the letter of the sentence that best expresses the implied main idea of each of the following paragraph. 1All of us have at one time or another been repelled by so-called agony commercials, which depict in graphic detail the internal and intestinal effects of heartburn, indigestion, clogged sinus cavities, hammer-induced headaches, and the like. 2Nevertheless, pharmaceutical companies often run such commercials with great success because they appeal to a certain segment of the population that suffers from ailments that are not visible and thus elicit little sympathy from family and friends. 3Their complaints are legitimized by commercials with which they immediately identify. 4With the sponsor’s credibility established (“They really understand the misery I’m going through”), the message itself tends to be highly persuasive in getting consumers to buy the advertised product. A. Agony commercials are designed to appeal to a certain segment of the viewing public. B. Most people find agony commercials disgusting. C. Despite being repellent to many, agony commercials being generally successful depicting in graphic detail the internal and intestinal effects of heartburn, indigestion, clogged sinus cavities, hammer-induced headache. D. Agony commercials detail the internal and intestinal effects of various ailments. E. Despite being repellent to many, agony commercials are generally successful.

In the CASE Approach, Step 1 focuses on: