PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Which of the following statements best represents the thesis of the
passage?
Answer: The key to success as a writer is consistent effort, not inherent
ability.
●● In the first paragraph, the author supports her claim that writers
should "go to writers' workshops" (sentence 1) by
Answer: explaining how workshops can help writers learn unpleasant
but valuable lessons
●● In the first paragraph, the author uses the phrase "rented readers"
(sentence 6) in order to
Answer: define writers' workshops in terms of their value to aspiring
writers
●● In the fifth sentence of the second paragraph ("Perhaps . . . lunch
hour"), the author strategically arranges clauses in a way that
Answer: underlines the variety of opportunities for those who are
dedicated to improving their craft