Chapter 5: Mastery Test 7

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A. Read the following paragraph from a college accounting textbook.

Social Security and Medicare Taxes

¹Your wages are subject to FICA taxes (FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act). ²Your employer takes out FICA taxes from your wages each paycheck. ³These taxes pay for the Social Security system and Medicare. ⁴The Social Security system uses the funds to make payments to you upon your retirement. ⁵These payments are subject to age and other requirements. ⁶The Social Security taxes are equal to 6.20 percent of your salary up to a limit. ⁷The limit was $84,900 in the year 2002, but it changes over time. ⁸No Social Security tax is paid on income beyond this maximum level. ⁹Medicare is a government health insurance program that covers people over age 65. ¹⁰Medicare covers some of the costs for health care in the case of illness. ¹¹The Medicare taxes are 1.45 percent of your salary. ¹²All salaries are taxed at this rate.

—Adapted from Madura, Personal Finance, 2nd ed., pp. 88-89.

1-5. Complete the outline by supplying the missing major and minor details from the paragraph.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Stated main idea: These taxes pay for the Social Security System and Medicare.
A. ____________________
1. These payments are subject to age and other requirements.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

2. ____________________ a. The limit was $84,900 in the year 2002. b. It changes over time.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

3. ____________________

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

B. ____________________
1. Medicare covers some of the costs for health care in the case of illness.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

2. ____________________ All salaries are taxed at this rate.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

B. Read the following passage from a college communications textbook.

Agape Love: Compassionate and Selfless

¹Agape is a compassionate, egoless, self-giving love. ²The agapic lover loves even people with whom he or she has no close ties. ³This lover loves the stranger on the road even though they will probably never meet again. ⁴Agape is a spiritual love, offered without concern for personal reward or gain. ⁵Furthermore, this lover loves without expecting that the love will be returned. ⁶Jesus, Buddha, and Gandhi preached this unqualified love, agape. ⁷In one sense, agape is more a philosophical kind of love than a love that most people have the strength to achieve.

—DeVito, The Interpersonal Communication Book, 10th ed., p. 289.

6-7. Complete the summary with information from the paragraph.

Agape is ____________________;

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

for examples, ____________________.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

8. Sentence 1 is a

	a. main idea.
	b. major supporting detail.
	c. minor supporting detail.

9. Sentence 4 is a

	a. main idea.
	b. major supporting detail.
	c. minor supporting detail.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. 10. What signal word introduces the third major supporting detail?

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Chapter 5: Mastery Test 7

Stated main idea: These taxes pay for the Social Security System and Medicare. A. ____________________ 1. These payments are subject to age and other requirements.

2. ____________________ a. The limit was $84,900 in the year 2002. b. It changes over time.

3. ____________________

B. ____________________ 1. Medicare covers some of the costs for health care in the case of illness.

2. ____________________ All salaries are taxed at this rate.

for examples, ____________________.

8. Sentence 1 is a

9. Sentence 4 is a

Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer.

Stated main idea: These taxes pay for the Social Security System and Medicare.
A. ____________________
1. These payments are subject to age and other requirements.

B. ____________________
1. Medicare covers some of the costs for health care in the case of illness.