Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from an essay. Which point of view has the author used? You may balk at the idea of giving up an afternoon to tutor in the math lab or getting up early on a Saturday to pull weeds at a state park. Maybe these aren’t the projects that you find interesting. But in community service, you’ll find something worthwhile, meaningful, and fun that suits you. You can volunteer with the sheriff’s search team. You can train service dogs for people who need assistance. Or you can help with the mobile spay and neuter project for inner-city pet owners. The options are almost endless. Just think of something that you enjoy doing and then search online to see how you could turn it into a community service project. A. first-person point of view B. second-person point of view C. third-person point of view D. persuasive point of view

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail from paragraph 2 best supports the passage's central idea?"We are problem-solving people!" The thought returned to me again and again as I listened in amazement during several workshops with a variety of focuses at the Points of Light 2013 Conference on Volunteering and Service. Each and every workshop seemed to be merely a variation on this one, concrete theme that is the heart of every service venture. I would say it is this identity that is the service community's greatest asset–the ability to recognize a need, and rise to not only a solution, but to work in a way that invites each person to be a part of something greater than themselves in a fashion that only giving back can truly do. This sort of innovation is truly ingenious–an undeniable mainstay of productivity that any society should prize. And let's face it, our world isn't going to run out of problems soon–child hunger, education inequality, international humanitarian injustice–take your pick, there are oodles of issues ripe for the picking, and application of the dedicated hard work of people who recognize their severity is in high demand.

Volunteering in hospitals, schools, food banks, and other community based service organizations helps to make a difference in many individuals' lives.TrueFalse

You have heard some community partners talk about the benefits that other students' service projects brought to their communities. What benefits will your service project bring to the community?

Read this excerpt from an essay. What type of essay is this? Even students can get involved and make a difference in their communities. One example is a high school classmate of mine. When she was a freshman, she was very nervous about speaking in public. For a social studies research project, a teacher suggested that she visit a local nursing home. There she discovered that they needed volunteers to read to the residents. She tried it for a week and was hooked. The experience gave her confidence and brought joy to the residents. Over the years, she encouraged her friends to join her and was inspired to start the Community Service Council as a senior project. She wrote her college application essays about the impact of these experiences. Today, she’s a college service organizer and an advisor to a state legislator. This is just one example of how to make a difference in your community. A. informative essay B. persuasive essay C. research essay D. narrative essay

Service learning provides students with opportunities to develop civic engagement skills. By working with community members, students can enhance their group, organizational and interpersonal skills. They also can gain important experience working with diverse members of their communities.