Question

Read the sentence.

Standardized tests are an important educational tool.

Which reason supports this thesis?


Testing helps schools identify teaching techniques that work.


Good scores on standardized tests may not lead to a good career.


Testing puts a lot of stress on the youngest students.


Testing takes time away from other educational goals.

Answer 1

The first example is a good way to start a thesis out of the options. The other options are against that point instead of for it.
However, if you are writing an essay I would put more examples into that thesis to identify your main points in your essay and build it up I bit more to make your teacher happy.

Answer 2

Answer: A) Testing helps schools identify teaching techniques that work.

Step-by-step explanation: a thesis is an idea or theory that is expressed as a statement and is discussed in a logical way in order to be proved or refuted. In the given sentence we can see the thesis that standardized tests are an important educational tool, from the given options, the only one that states a reason that support this thesis is option A, because it says that test can be helpful to identify teaching techniques that work, the other options are arguments against the thesis.