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Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) Read the following passage and then select the correct answer: According to some sources, more than 30 million adult Americans are unable to read. There are different levels of illiteracy; some adults will be able to recognize a collection of words, while others cannot read at all. Without strong reading skills, it is difficult for people to hold jobs and become productive members of society. To improve our economy, it is imperative that the United States push its citizens to become more literate. Which of the following sentences states the author's claim?

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According to some sources, more than 30 million adult Americans are unable to read.
There are different levels of illiteracy; some adults will be able to recognize a collection of words, while others cannot read at all.
Without strong reading skills, it is difficult for people to hold jobs and become productive members of society.
To improve our economy, it is imperative that the United States push its citizens to become more literate.

Answer 1

The sentence that states the author's claim is " to improve our economy it is imperative that the United States push its citizens to become more literate". This sentence says that it is mandatory, not optional to stimulate North American citizens to study more through reading, getting to know more about rights and duties related to a citizen. By doing so, people become more aware of their own role in socienty, will make better workers, produce more and better and help the country's development, both politicaly and economically but also socially.