Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Telemarketing is a nuisance for most people.
	Telemarketing is a form of disrupting the peace.
	Telemarketing is similar to stalking.
	Telemarketing is a clever form of advertising.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	People who don't like telemarketers can always hang up.
	Telemarketers are exercising their right to free speech.
	Telemarketing is an intrusion on people's privacy.
	Telemarketing is a valuable means of reaching potential consumers.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Young children have not developed the attention span to sit through a feature-length film.
	Parents with young children can't always get a babysitter, so they have to bring their kids to the movies.
	People pay good money to see a movie without distractions.
	A movie theater is not a private living room; if a child can't be quiet and sit still, he should not be in the theater.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	The sound of numerous phones ringing is very disruptive.
	Sometimes a phone call is crucial, even if it disrupts someone else's lunch.
	People tend to talk more loudly on cell phones than in person; as a result, people at other tables can overhear their conversations.
	When people are dining in an expensive restaurant, they expect and deserve a pleasant dining experience, not the chaos of cell phones ringing.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Banning cell phones is not the answer.
	Rude people will always behave rudely, whether there's a law against it or not.
	Restaurants can ask patrons to turn off their cell phone ringers and to speak softly; a ban is unnecessary.
	Sometimes it takes a law to teach people proper behavior.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Students never do them, anyway.
	They're just busy work.
	They don't count for very many points.
	They are related to the exams.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	People just copy from each other, anyway.
	They help in reviewing the material presented in class.
	They reinforce what I read in the textbook.
	Sometimes homework problems make it onto the test.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Why should we spend money on footballs and basketballs when we can't afford to buy textbooks?
	Students are distracted from their studies by sports.
	Athletes have to remain in good academic standing in order to participate in sports.
	High schools are not meant to train athletes; they are meant to educate students.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Sports offer many students an incentive to do well in school.
	Some student athletes drop out of school rather than try to improve their grade point average.
	Sports programs teach students good habits that can help them do well in the classroom as well as on the playing field.
	For some students, sports offer a way of funding higher education.

Which of the following does not support the topic sentence? 

	Teens pay little attention to tobacco ads.
	When tobacco companies started directing their ads at teens, teen smoking started to rise dramatically.
	The most popular brands of cigarettes are those with ads aimed specifically at teens.
	Many teen smokers credit "Joe Camel" for getting them interested in cigarettes.