Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT133 S3 Q5 Explanation

Parent: Pushing very young children

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Stimulus

Parent: Pushing very young children into rigorous study in an effort to make our nation more competitive does more harm than good. Curricula for these young students must address their special developmental needs, and while rigorous work in secondary school makes sense, the same approach in the early years of primary school to make the nation economically competitive is unfair and may ultimately work against us.

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
5.

Which one of the following can be inferred from the

Answer choices

  1. Too Strong1% picked this

    For our nation to be competitive, our secondary school curriculum must include more rigorous study

    While rigorous work makes sense for secondary school students, that doesn’t imply that more rigorous study than now exists is necessary.

  2. Too Strong1% picked this

    The developmental needs of secondary school students are not now being addressed in

    The statements do not address whether the developmental needs of secondary school students are currently being addressed.

  3. Too Strong5% picked this

    Our country can be competitive only if the developmental needs of all our students

    While economic competitiveness is an aim of some who push rigorous study on primary school students, no prerequisites for achieving that aim is offered.

  4. Correct92% picked this

    A curriculum of rigorous study does not adequately address the developmental needs of

    Why this is right

    Pro Con Primary School Rigorous Work Secondary School Rigorous Work Since rigorous work is a drawback for primary school students, it does not meet the developmental needs of primary school students.

    Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

  5. Contradicted1% picked this

    Unless our nation encourages more rigorous study in the early years of primary school, we

    Rigorous work for primary school students is a drawback, not an advantage as this answer would have it.

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