Question

quiz
1 why does the author conclude the article by describing the ruling the lawsuit is seeking?
(a) to emphasize the perspective that young students going into the educational system will be happy
(b) to elaborate on the relationship between civics lessons in rhode island and across the country
(c) to reiterate the basic elements of democracy that students hope to force rhode island to teach
(d) to refine the idea that most people believe the lawsuit is guaranteed to be a success for students
2 read the following paragraph from the section \education rights are civil rights.\
high school senior musah mohammed sesay is one of the people who filed the lawsuit. he said he hasnt been exposed to even the basics of how to participate in democratic institutions. he said he wasnt taught how local government works or how decision - makers are affected by the citizens they govern.
which idea is best supported by this paragraph?
(a) sesay is determined to learn about civics because he wants to run for local office one day.
(b) sesay believes that most students in other states strongly affect decision - makers there.
(c) sesay was convinced to file the lawsuit only after he was unable to vote in a local election.
(d) sesay feels the school has failed in an important duty to teach him how to be an active citizen.
3 read the following statement.
rhode island officials acknowledge that they are aware of the need to improve the states education in civics and other areas.
which sentence from the article best supports this inference?
(a) public school students and parents are suing rhode islands governor and education officials in federal court.
(b) the governors office said it has been working to fix the fundamentals in the education system and itll review the lawsuit.
(c) he said in a statement that while he cant comment on the specifics of pending legislation, he supports efforts to secure more legal protections for student access to a quality education.
(d) it says that a good education must prepare them to exercise effectively all of their constitutional rights and to participate effectively and intelligently in a democratic political system.
which statement best represents michael rebells approach to the lawsuit?
(a) rebell believes that schools have failed in their duty to create active citizens and the lawsuit is crucial to provide young people with the information they need to ensure democracy survives.
(b) rebell feels that schools should not be surprised by the lawsuit because students have been complaining for a long time that they are unprepared to be active voters and jurors.
(c) rebell believes that the lawsuit has brought much - needed attention to rhode island in particular and that the state should look to other places in the united states as models for teaching citizenship.
(d) rebell feels that the lawsuit is too late to do much good for the country after democratic institutions have been challenged to a point where they might never recover.

Explanation:

1. Question 1: The lawsuit is seeking a ruling related to civic education. Option C is correct as it ties the ruling to the basic elements of democracy students want taught.
2. Question 2: The paragraph shows Sesay wasn't taught civic basics. Option D is correct as it reflects the school's failure in teaching active citizenship.
3. Question 3: Option B shows Rhode Island officials are working on education (fixing fundamentals, reviewing lawsuit), supporting the inference.
4. Question 4: Option A aligns with the idea that schools failed (as per the lawsuit context) and the lawsuit is crucial for democracy (active citizens).

Answer:

1. C. to reiterate the basic elements of democracy that students hope to force Rhode Island to teach
2. D. Sesay feels the school has failed in an important duty to teach him how to be an active citizen.
3. B. The governor's office said it has been working to fix the fundamentals in the education system and it'll review the lawsuit.
4. A. Rebell believes that schools have failed in their duty to create active citizens and the lawsuit is crucial to provide young people with the information they need to ensure democracy survives.