Click on the box to choose whether each sentence restates the key idea expressed in the key sentence.

key idea: foresight often prevents disaster.

planning ahead people to avoid problems.
(does or does not)

difficult times disappear if people prepare for them.
(does or does not)

planting and harvesting in summer provide food for the winter.
(does or does not)

poor planning is a result of laziness.
(does or does not)

disasters sometimes happen even if people plan for them.
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some crises can be avoided if they are anticipated.
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disasters often teach people to plan ahead.
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planning ahead often brings about suffering.
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Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.