Question

Standardized Test Preparation

Steve Dawson

1) Which statement MOST CLOSELY summarizes the author’s point of view?
A) Standardized tests have ruined education.
B) Standardized tests have changed education significantly.
C) Standardized tests are biased toward different social classes.
D) Standardized tests are adequately replacing other forms of assessment.

2) What is the author's main argument in this passage?
A) The solution to the test prep question has not been addressed by either side, and will involve after school tutoring with incentives from the private sector.
B) The solution to the test prep question has been addressed by both sides, and will involve after school tutoring with incentives from the private sector.
C) The solution to the test prep question is to have longer school days, regardless of the cost, since standardized tests are here to stay.
D) The solution to the test prep question is to tutor students during the school day, during non-essential classes, since standardized tests are here to stay.

3) What does the word ingenuity mean as it is used in section 5?
A) authority
B) creativity
C) management
D) power

Answer 1

1) Which statement MOST CLOSELY summarizes the author’s point of view?

A) Standardized tests have ruined education.

2) What is the author's main argument in this passage?

C) The solution to the test prep question is to have longer school days, regardless of the cost, since standardized tests are here to stay.

3) What does the word ingenuity mean as it is used in section 5?

B) creativity

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