Question

Jonathan had never worked so hard in his life. Jonathan was used to working hard in school--staying after for tutoring, studying for an hour every night, and doing an hour's worth of homework each day. But Jonathan had never done any heavy labor. Now here he was with his father, trying to dig a large hole in the backyard for a compost pile. Sweat poured off his father's brow as he grunted with each shovel full of dark dirt. Jonathan had always thought that writing essays was hard work.
Which sentence would work best as a concluding sentence to this paragraph?
A) Jonathan decided that he hated his father for making him work so hard.
B) Now, Jonathan realized that hard work comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
C) Work, Jonathan learned very quickly, was something that was good for the soul.
Eliminate
D) "I wish it would rain," thought Jonathan lazily, "I'd rather be playing video games."

Answer 1

Jonathan had never worked so hard in his life. Jonathan was used to working hard in school--staying after for tutoring, studying for an hour every night, and doing an hour's worth of homework each day. But Jonathan had never done any heavy labour. Now here he was with his father, trying to dig a large hole in the backyard for a compost pile. Sweat poured off his father's brow as he grunted with each shovel full of dark dirt. Jonathan had always thought that writing essays was hard work.

Which sentence would work best as a concluding sentence to this paragraph?

A) Jonathan decided that he hated his father for making him work so hard.  

B) Now, Jonathan realised that hard work comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.  

C) Work, Jonathan learned very quickly, was something that was good for the soul.  

Eliminate

D) "I wish it would rain," thought Jonathan lazily, "I'd rather be playing video games."