Study the body of the following paragraph. Then select the letter of the most accurate topic sentence for the blank.
___________________ ___________________ _________________. The scent of lavender has a calming effect, slowing down the heart rate and encouraging shoppers to linger in the store, increasing the chance that they'll buy products. The smell of vanilla, too, puts customers at ease and helps them feel more relaxed. The spicy scent of cinnamon, too, makes people feel good because they tend to associate it with happy memories, and happier people are much more likely to spend money. Citrus scents make shoppers feel happy and open-minded, improving their mood and making them more likely to purchase. Not surprisingly, many retail stores now go so far as to spray the air with specific scents to help boost sales.
A) This paragraph will be about the different scents that are used in stores.
B) Different scents affect people in different ways.
C) Certain scents influence shoppers to buy more.
Question 2
(1) Without saying a word, people can communicate a confident attitude with different kinds of body language. (2) Lifting up the chin so that the head is held high can be one sign of confidence. (3) Maintaining direct eye contact during interactions with others is another way of indicating self-assurance. (4) Confident people also state their opinions forcefully and assertively. (5) But one thing they do not do is slouch; instead, they stand tall, with a straight spine and a chest pointing forward, not slumped forward. (6) Finally, people with confidence tend to stand with their weight distributed evenly on both legs rather than putting all of their weight on just one leg. (7) Just by positioning the head, torso, and legs in these ways makes a person feel more confident about himself or herself.
Which sentence does not belong in this paragraph?
A) sentence 3 B) sentence 4 C) sentence 7