Question

Excerpt from "How Prepared Are Students for College Level Reading? Applying a Lexile-Based Approach."

Despite recent national- and state-level legislative initiatives focusing on postsecondary success and an increasing emphasis on educational attainment to
successfully enter the job market, high rates of enrollment in remedial college courses indicate that many students are graduating from high school unprepared for
college-level work (Strong American Schools 2008; Terry 2007),
What is the best summary of the paragraph?
a)Government needs to have more initiatives to prepare students for success in college.
b)High school students should take more remedial reading courses in college.
c)Students graduating from high school are not prepared for college-level work.
d)Students graduating from high school have the necessary skills for success in college,

Answer 1

Answer: Students graduating from high school are not prepared for college-level work.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the excerpt, it was written that there is a high rates of enrollment in remedial college courses which shows that there are many students are graduating from high school who are unprepared for college-level work.

Therefore, based on this, the best summary of the paragraph is that the students graduating from high school are not prepared for college-level work.

Therefore, the correct option is C.