Read the paragraph. Volunteering is a good way to gain skills and work experience. In a recent study, seventy-three percent of employers said they’d hire someone who’d volunteered. Among employees who had volunteered, ninety-four percent said that they’d seen benefits at work. Students looking to improve their resumes should consider volunteering.

Which is the best way to revise the final sentence?

A. The transition “in fact” should be added to the beginning of the sentence to show the similarity among ideas in the paragraph.

B. The transition “as a result” should be added to the beginning of the sentence to sum up the argument in the paragraph.

C. A quotation should replace the sentence to further support the argument in the paragraph.

D. A fact should be added to the sentence to further support the argument in the paragraph.

A. THE TRANSITION IN FACT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE TO SHOW THE SIMILARITY AMONG IDEAS IN THE PARAGRAPH

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

- "the basic difference between keywords and subjects is that subjects (or "subject headings") have been predetermined, while keywords have not. a keyword is an easy place to start because you can use any word that seems to fit your search; this is called "natural language" searching."