Sbac Review-Free College

Read the paragraph from the section "Supporting Students In Other Ways Is Also Helpful."

The programs make it sound like they make college free. However, textbooks are not free, and neither is transportation. Students also must pay if they want to live at the school.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Some college students live at school all of the time.

• Textbooks and transportation are usually free at college.

• Tuition is not very expensive at most colleges in the United States.

• Free college programs don't pay for other expenses students have.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The main idea of the section "Student Debt Is A Growing Problem" is that many people owe a lot of money after going to college.

Which key detail from the section supports this main idea?

• When you take out a loan, you agree to pay back the amount of the loan.

• This is a small fraction of the loan amount.

• Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student debt.

• This can make it hard to purchase a car or home.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Julius Dancy do FIRST in the article?

• Dancy felt like his school was a family.

• Dancy began his classes at community college.

• Dancy got help from adults at his school.

• Dancy's grades started to fall.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How has the Tennessee Promise affected community colleges?

• It caused Republicans to realize that free college programs work.

• It caused college students to have to take out student loans.

• It caused more high school graduates to sign up for college.

• It caused college graduates to have to work more than one job.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3