Question

more field trips, more learning
the following is a draft of a student essay. it contains errors.
(1) if youre anything like me, you like hands - on learning. (2) i have a hard time sitting in a desk for hours listening to a teacher speak or present slides and taking notes, trying to absorb the material. (3) i understand that sometimes that is the best way to share information and learning does not always have to be fun, but i think for learning to be useful, it needs to be more interactive.
(4) its not just about keeping student interest and breaking up the school year - field trips can be a very effective learning tool provided they are organized. (5) a field trip just for a field trips sake is not necessarily good even if it is fun. (6) unfortunately, a lot of field trips take this approach, and this gives them a bad reputation. (7) just taking students to a museum and sending them off to roam the halls is not going to promote student learning. (8) however, a visit to the museum that has learning tasks and structure can be one of the most effective ways to promote student learning. (9) similarly, a visit to the
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looking at paragraph 3, which sentence would strengthen the argument of the passage if it were moved to the end of paragraph 1?
a. (12) it can be as simple as going to the school grounds to observe the ecosystem there for science class or visiting a local attraction like a park to discuss the government in social studies.
b. (11) field trips allow students to interact with the world and apply the concepts they are learning in the classroom.
c. (13) the most important thing about a field trip is that it provide opportunities for experiential learning.
d. (10) it is true that field trips can be hard to organize and usually cost money, but a field trip does not have to be a big ordeal.

Explanation:

• Paragraph 1 is about the author's preference for hands - on learning and the idea that learning should be more interactive.
• Option B (11) “Field trips allow students to interact with the world and apply the concepts they are learning in the classroom” directly ties into the theme of interactive learning (which is the main idea of paragraph 1). It reinforces the argument that learning should be more than just sitting at a desk (as described in paragraph 1).
• Option A (12) gives examples of field - trips but does not directly strengthen the core argument of interactive learning.
• Option C (13) focuses on experiential learning (a related but more specific concept than the general interactive learning emphasized in paragraph 1).
• Option D (10) addresses the challenges of field - trips, which is not relevant to strengthening the argument about the benefits (interactive learning) in paragraph 1.

Answer:

B. (11) Field trips allow students to interact with the world and apply the concepts they are learning in the classroom.