Read and answer questions. Dropping Out University administrators call it "retention," and it refers to the number of students who choose to stay in college. The truth is, no matter how much these administrators focus on keeping them in school, there are always reasons for students to drop out. One of the most common reasons is financial. Universities, especially private ones, must charge exorbitant fees to keep their doors open, and some students do not have the means to continue their studies. Other students drop out of school because they find the rigors of the coursework too demanding. They were not prepared for all the studying involved in maintaining good grades and end up leaving the university after a short time. Finally, there are those students who suffer the personal pressures of being university students. These individuals are away from home for the first time and living with strangers. They cannot cope with the absence of family just yet, so they decide to go back to the nest. Whatever the reasons, it is no joke that "retention" numbers are not as healthy as they may appear on the surface. Questions: 1. What is the topic of this paragraph? 2. Write down the topic sentence (Hint: It is not the first sentence.) Write down the controlling idea. 3. Write down the concluding sentence. 4. What type of concluding sentence that is used. a. estatement b. suggestion c. opinion 5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this paragraph? 6. What do you think the writer’s purpose statement was? 7. What features of a cause effect paragraph do you see in this paragraph? Explain Your answer. a. Causes of an action or event. b. Results of an action or event. c. Prediction