Which type of test focuses on debate and discussion of key content and main topics? a. compare and contrast tests c. essay tests b. short answer tests d. any of these select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d?

The correct answer is indeed C: essay tests

Explanation:

This is because, the purpose of an essay is precisely, that; to expose a specific topic, to use data to support said topic, and through argumentation, debate and discussion, allow the topic to be resolved either in favor of a specific position on it, or another. In contrast, compare and contrast writings do not necessarily seek to expose a specific topic for argumentation, but rather, as the name suggests, seek to place two or more topics in confrontation to see the differences and similarities between them, and short answer tests are simply to give a short and simple answer to a pretty clear but  open question on a topic.

colony: virginia

1: 1607,john smith

2: british were looking for gold and land

3: near oceans and theres forests

4: fishing? ithink

5: sometimes