Question

from vandal to artist
its very hard to report them when there is little evidence to use
against them. usually the people who have had their businesses
and homes tagged are stuck paying the whole bill.
one day, a woman caught him tagging the wall of her art gallery.
\lrene told me i should be doing my stuff on canvas and framing it.
she said i was an excellent artist and should be selling my work in
her gallery,\ jeff says. \she dragged me inside and gave me old
canvases and supplies to use. i was never good at studying, but i
liked painting. i discovered there were other guys around who liked
doing what i did. just like that, i wasnt a vandal who destroyed
peoples property anymore. i had a different identity. i was an
artist, spending time with other artists who had a mutual
understanding and respect for one anothers work.\
many people regarded jeffs previous art as destructive. however,
his new peers gave him the support he wanted to turn his need for
creativity into something positive. before this opportunity, his art
6a: what does the word peers mean as it is used in the
passage?
a teachers
b people who do the same thing
c art sellers
d people who turn their lives around
6b: which phrase from the passage best helps the
reader understand the meaning of peers?
a other artists
b something positive
c graffiti and vandalism
d able to share

Explanation:

For 6A: In the context, Jeff found others who liked doing what he did (painting). "Peers" here means people who do the same thing. For 6B: "other artists" gives a clear indication that it's about people in the same (art - related) activity as Jeff, which helps understand "peers".

Answer:

6A: B. people who do the same thing
6B: A. other artists