Fighting for Unity and Equality — Test

Question 16 • Language Arts 9

Which excerpt from the letter to the editor includes an opinion?

Answer

Besides the business district, the city university, our two museums, and the most popular places to shop—including four grocery stores—are all in the center of the city, to name just a few key places.

We need to ask for a change at this critical juncture, as our city rapidly expands at an unprecedented rate.

The residents who live in these faraway suburbs often work downtown, where the majority of businesses are still located.

Our city currently has a dense downtown area and then a massive amount of sprawl reaching out in every direction—the sprawl takes up seventy-five percent of the city’s land.

Explanation

An opinion expresses a judgment or viewpoint rather than a verifiable fact. Choice A calls the moment “critical” and says the city is expanding at an “unprecedented rate,” which are evaluative claims used to argue for change. Choices B, C, and D mainly describe locations, residents, or land use as factual information.

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