Tommy has been elected to the school's student council. since the council's meetings are formal, tommy must follow a few rules when he attends. first, if he would like to share ideas, he needs to bring organized notes. also, he should listen as others speak and take notes on their ideas. tommy knows that in a formal discussion, you must be acknowledged before speaking. if tommy follows these rules, he can learn and share more effectively.

choose the sentence that best summarizes the story.
a) a formal discussion follows certain rules.
b) informal discussions have different rules.
c) bringing a notebook to the meeting is unnecessary.
d) everyone gets a turn to speak in a formal discussion.

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.