Question

(B)

Select the option that BEST explains how these details develop a central idea of the article.
(A)
(C)
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Free college programs date back decades
full scholarships since the 1990s but they began to multiply in the years after the Great
- Indiana, for example, has offered some students
Recession, as college debt soared and forecasters predicted that most future jobs would require
advanced training.
(D)
In 2015, the first year of the program, community colleges enrolled almost a quarter more recent
high school graduates and almost half of the new enrollees didn't get any Promise dollars
because they qualified for other grants.
The details emphasize the role the economy has played in encouraging students to take advantage of
free college tuition programs.
The details compare two differently funded programs offering free college tuition, and analyze which
option is best.
The details explain a problem with free college tuition programs and a proposed solution to that
problem.
The details describe what led to many free college tuition programs and an effect they have had on
students and colleges.

Answer 1

The BEST option that explains how these details develop a central idea of the article is: "The details describe what led to many free college tuition programs and an effect they have had on students and colleges." The details provided in the passage talk about the history of free college programs and how they date back decades. It also highlights how such programs began to multiply in numbers after the Great Recession when college debt soared, and most future jobs demanded advanced training. It further describes how some states offered full scholarships since the 1990s and how Indiana provided students with free college tuition. Lastly, it talks about a specific program's first-year enrollment, emphasizing its potential impact on students. Altogether, these details show how free college tuition programs originated, their proliferation over time, and their effect on students, making the mentioned option the best explanation that supports the article's central idea.