Question

Which response best states a main idea of “Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor”?

(A) Sonia has vast experience working in the legal system.

(B) Sonia prefers teaching others about the law over practicing law.

(C) Sonia is the most qualified judge on the Supreme Court.

(D) Major League Baseball owners consider Sonia a national hero.

Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

(A) “She replaces Justice Souter as the only Justice with experience as a trial judge.”

(B) “She was widely lauded for saving baseball.”

(C) “Her American story and three-decade career in nearly every aspect of the law provide Judge Sotomayor with unique qualifications to be the next Supreme Court Justice.”

(D) “In addition to her distinguished judicial service, Judge Sotomayor is a Lecturer at Columbia University Law School and was also an adjunct professor at New York University Law School until 2007.”

Answer 1

Answer to Part A: (A) Sonia has vast experience working in the legal system.

Answer to Part B: (C) “Her American story and three-decade career in nearly every aspect of the law provide Judge Sotomayor with unique qualifications to be the next Supreme Court Justice.”

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