More School, Less Vacation (2)

Based on the article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• A Many students say that shortening summer vacation is both practical and effective.

• B The president is calling for schools to increase class time and extend the school year.

• C Schools taking part in the ELT program added two hours per day to their school year.

• D Students in the 21st century have fewer schedule demands than students of yesteryear.

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Which is the closest synonym for the word persistently?

• Regularly

• Exceedingly

• Absolutely

• technically

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Which question is not answered by the article?

• How many hours do Taiwanese students spend in the classroom per school year?

• Why does the president want U.S. students to spend more time in school?

• How many hours do students in China spend in the classroom per school year?

• Why was the U.S. school calendar originally designed to give students summers off?

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Which of the following best describes how students in Japan and Singapore and students in the U.S. students differ?

• Students in Japan and Singapore spend more hours in the classroom per year than do students in the U.S.

• Students in Japan and Singapore are more interested in longer school days than are students in the U.S.

• Students in Japan and Singapore spend fewer hours in the classroom per year than do students in the U.S.

• Students in Japan and Singapore attend school six days per week, while students in the U.S. attend only five days per week.

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The article states:

KPP students attend school from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. (This is more than three hours longer than the typical school day).

Which would be the closest synonym for the word typical?

• standard

• structured

• former

• primary

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Suppose that this article could have a different title. The best one would be __________.

• U.S. Students Falling Behind in Math and Science

• U.S. Students Slow To Accept Longer School Days

• School on Saturdays? Teachers Demand More Classroom Time

• Summer School? Obama Calls To Extend School Calendar

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Which of these should not be included in a summary of this article?

• Some regular public schools in the U.S. are already increasing class time.

• The president is calling for schools to increase class time and extend the school year.

• U.S. students spend fewer days in school than do students in other countries.

• Malia and Sasha Obama do not like the idea of having longer school years.

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Which of these is a statement of opinion?

• The best reason to extend the school day is to give teachers more time for classroom activities.

• In Massachusetts, the Expanded Learning Time program is having a positive effect on test scores.

• Brookhaven Elementary School added a four-week summer program to its schedule.

• U.S. students spend more time in the classroom overall than do students in Asia.

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