Question

which of the following statements best explains the counterpoint articles response to the passage below (paragraph 6)? \community service programs across the country will have a fresh new crop of enthusiastic, lifelong volunteers to count on.\ a. community service programs are less likely to still exist once teenagers are forced into mandatory volunteering. b. mandatory volunteering might make teenagers less likely to volunteer as adults, since they were once forced to do it unwillingly. c. many teenagers will not make it to adulthood since they will be working hard on so many things at once. d. volunteering is such hard work that it is hardly ever a positive experience. mo - ela: mo 8.ri1a

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The original passage is about volunteers, not the existence of programs. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The counterpoint would likely argue that mandatory volunteering (forcing teens) could make them not want to volunteer as adults (since they were forced), which contrasts with the passage's positive view of lifelong volunteers. This makes sense.
• Option C: The passage is about volunteering, not teenagers' survival to adulthood. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The passage presents volunteers as enthusiastic, so the counterpoint wouldn't claim volunteering is never positive. Eliminate D.

Answer:

B. Mandatory volunteering might make teenagers less likely to volunteer as adults, since they were once forced to do it unwillingly.