Question

read paragraph 4 from the passage.
\in applying pressure to pressure points, acupressure practitioners use various rhythms, paces, and styles on the different points. to apply pressure, they may use their hands, fingers, arms, legs, and even their feet. acupressure practitioners learn about and can identify fourteen pressure points on the body. these points are the places on the body that, acupressurists believe, channel healing energy most effectively. the chinese call this healing energy qi or chi. in japan, it is called it ki or reiki.\
what is the topic sentence of this paragraph?
\these points are the places on the body that, acupressurists believe, channel healing energy most effectively.\
\in applying pressure to pressure points, acupressure practitioners use various rhythms, paces, and styles on the different points.\
\acupressure practitioners learn about and can identify fourteen pressure points on the body.\
\to apply pressure, they may use their hands, fingers, arms, legs, and even their feet.\

Explanation:

The topic sentence of a paragraph is usually the first sentence that introduces the main idea. In this paragraph, the first sentence "In applying pressure to pressure points, acupressure practitioners use various rhythms, paces, and styles on the different points." sets the stage for the subsequent details about pressure - point application methods, body points, and energy channels. The other options are details that support the main idea introduced in the first sentence.

Answer:

"In applying pressure to pressure points, acupressure practitioners use various rhythms, paces, and styles on the different points."