What is the purpose of using note cards when revising your essay?
to reorder paragraphs
to identify simple sentences
to memorize key terms
to write down connotations of words

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. ruth: you know what i'm going to do soon as i get in that new house? beneatha: what? ruth: honey—i'm going to run me a tub of water up to here . . (with her fingers practically up to her nostrils.) and i’m going to get in it—and i am going to sit . . and sit . . and sit in that hot water and the first person who knocks to tell me to hurry up and come out— beneatha: gets shot at sunrise. ruth (laughing happily): you said it, sister! which statement is the best summary of the theme in this passage? small pleasures bring joy to life. people cannot cope without relaxing activities. most people prefer to be alone. danger is inevitable, even in a person's home.