Question

text-dependent questions
directions: for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete
sentences.

1. which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

a. the number of mental health issues for teens is growing quickly, and
school administrators need to develop a plan that will address this crisis.
b. high school schedules should include time for recess because it would
improve the quality of life for students struggling with stress and anxiety.
c. while most students say they could benefit from a recess period, providing
extra time for extracurriculars and career development would be a more
beneficial use of school day hours.
d. recess may improve teens mental health by providing a movement break
during the school day, but it could also cause students to experience
stress because it takes away academic time.

1. which evidence from the article best supports reagan zubers central claim about

recess?
a. \with only a few hurried minutes between classes, we get worn out, and it
becomes increasingly hard to pay attention the longer we sit at our desks.\
(paragraph 4)
b. \if im forced to go to recess, that cuts back on the time allotted to my
education - and thatll only hurt me in the long run.\ (paragraph 10)
c. \thats why many students enroll in electives and ap courses - we want
to expand our horizons before entering the real world.\ (paragraph 12)
d. \and even if everyone is well behaved, i imagine plenty of teens would
spend the period staring at their phones, rather than exercising or running
around with friends.\ (paragraph 13)

1. how does paragraph 4 develop the idea that recess would benefit students?

a. it describes school classrooms as very uncomfortable for students.
b. it provides facts about the mental health struggles many students face.
c. it gives details about the different experiences students have at school.
d. it explains that most students believe recess would improve their health.

1. what does the phrase \blow off steam\ in paragraph 6 mean?

a. to experience intense anger
b. to feel pressure in decision making
c. to release unwanted stress or anger
d. to have a poor response to an upsetting situation

Explanation:

1. Question 1:

• Option B directly addresses the need for high - school schedules to include recess for students struggling with stress and anxiety, which is a central idea about addressing mental health (related to Psychology in Social Science).
• Option A is too general about mental health issues without the specific solution (recess).
• Option C focuses on extracurriculars and career development, not the main idea of recess for mental health.
• Option D is a counter - argument about recess taking away academic time, not the central idea.

1. Question 2:

• Option A supports the idea that recess (a movement break) would be beneficial as it mentions students getting worn out and having trouble paying attention without breaks (related to Psychology of student well - being).
• Option B is against recess as it cuts back on education time.
• Option C is about electives and AP courses, not recess.
• Option D is a negative view of how teens might use recess (staring at phones), not supporting the claim that recess is beneficial.

1. Question 3:

• Paragraph 4 likely (based on the quote in Question 2, Option A) explains the negative state (worn out, hard to pay attention) students are in without breaks. This provides facts about the mental health struggles (related to Psychology) that recess could address.
• Option A about classrooms being uncomfortable is not indicated.
• Option C about different experiences is too vague.
• Option D about most students' beliefs is not supported by the analysis of Paragraph 4 (the quote is more about the physical/mental state without breaks).

1. Question 4:

• “Blow off steam” is an idiom. In the context of students' mental health (related to Psychology), it means to release unwanted stress or anger.
• Option A “intense anger” is too extreme.
• Option B is about decision - making pressure, not the general idea of stress release.
• Option D is a negative outcome, not the meaning of the idiom.

Answer:

1. B. High school schedules should include time for recess because it would improve the quality of life for students struggling with stress and anxiety.
2. A. “With only a few hurried minutes between classes, we get worn out, and it becomes increasingly hard to pay attention the longer we sit at our desks.” (Paragraph 4)
3. B. It provides facts about the mental health struggles many students face.
4. C. to release unwanted stress or anger