Question

while americas young men fought overseas, women did most of the heavy work, changing forever their role in the workforce.

no change
joined the assembly lines as riveters and welders,
left their jobs as housewives to go to factories,

question 8
0.5 pts

often advising her husband on the plight of the poor, eleanor roosevelt was a champion of womens rights as well.

no change
championed
was a fighter for

Explanation:

Analyze historical specificity and parallel structure in the first sentence

The sentence describes women's roles during a war ("While America's young men fought overseas..."). The phrase "joined the assembly lines as riveters and welders" provides concrete, historically specific, and vivid imagery that directly contrasts with "fought overseas," whereas "did most of the heavy work" is vague and "left their jobs as housewives" is historically inaccurate for many women who were not already housewives.

Analyze conciseness and rhetorical precision in Question 8

The phrase "was a champion of women's rights as well" is wordy. Replacing "was a champion of" with the active verb "championed" improves conciseness and rhetorical precision, resulting in: "Eleanor Roosevelt championed women's rights as well."

Answer:

Question 1

• No change
• joined the assembly lines as riveters and welders, (Correct answer)
• left their jobs as housewives to go to factories,

Question 8

• No change
• championed (Correct answer)
• was a fighter for