M-STEP Practice Test 2
10 free M-STEP practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
Question 1 of 10
WritingA student is writing an argumentative essay for the school newspaper. Read the draft and answer the questions that follow.
Student draft: Open the Library at Lunch
(1) Every day at lunch, the library at Westbrook Middle School sits locked and dark while the cafeteria overflows with noise. (2) The school should open the library during lunch for students who want a quiet place to read, study, or work on projects. (3) Many students do not have a calm place to finish homework at home, and lunch is the only free time in their day. (4) In a survey by the student council, 61 percent of students said they would use the library at lunch at least once a week. (5) Some teachers worry that no adult would be available to supervise. (6) Parent volunteers and student library aides could share the job, as they already do during the school's book fair. (7) Opening the library would cost the school almost nothing.
The student wants to add a sentence after sentence 3 to support the claim made in that sentence. Which sentence would best do this?