Question

5 are based on the following passage.
below is a draft.
business partnerships
(1) when you attend a school sports game, like dugout walls,
fences, and concession stands, sponsoring business
advertisements are hung everywhere on school playing field
structures. (2) you may also have seen those businesses names
on student athlete uniforms. (3) over the last few decades, these
partnerships have expanded beyond the athletic field to provide
benefits in the classroom: business employees often have children
in school.
(4) school and business partnerships can offer many benefits,
but also require extensive planning and monitoring to ensure that
both sides feel fulfilled. (5) if both sides do not communicate, the
partnership often degrades over time, leading to disappointment
and animosity. (6) however, when all sides are engaged, these
partnerships provide a wealth of advantages to students and
businesses alike.
(7) historically, school and business partnerships started at the
which version of the underlined text in sentence 3 (reproduced below) provides the
most effective claim to set up the discussion that follows in the passage?
over the last few decades, these partnerships have expanded beyond the athletic
field to provide benefits in the classroom: business employees often have children in
school!
(a) (as it is now)
(b) such partnerships have brought much - needed supplies and internships to
high school classrooms and provided well - trained associates to
businesses
(c) texas has instituted an employers for education excellence program that
recognizes texas employees who volunteer in local schools
(d) even schools without official partnerships often host volunteers from local
businesses with experience in areas relevant to course curriculum

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the passage discusses school - business partnerships expanding beyond the athletic field to the classroom, and we need a sentence that sets up the following discussion about the benefits in the classroom.

Analyze each option:

• Option A: The original text just states the expansion to the classroom and mentions business employees' children in school. It doesn't effectively set up the discussion about the benefits of these partnerships in the classroom that follows.
• Option B: This option says that such partnerships bring much - needed supplies and internships to high - school classrooms and provide well - trained associates to businesses. It directly addresses the benefits of the partnerships in the classroom (supplies, internships) and also mentions the benefit to businesses, which aligns with the overall topic of school - business partnerships and sets up the subsequent discussion about the benefits.
• Option C: This option is about a specific program in Texas that recognizes employees who volunteer in local schools. It is a specific example of a program related to business - school interaction but does not set up the general discussion about the benefits of partnerships in the classroom.
• Option D: This option talks about schools without official partnerships hosting volunteers from local businesses. It is about a different aspect (non - official partnerships and volunteers) and does not set up the discussion about the benefits of the partnerships in the classroom.

The question is about choosing the best version of an underlined text to set up the following discussion. The passage is about school - business partnerships. We need an option that shows the benefits of these partnerships in the classroom. Option B mentions how partnerships bring supplies, internships to classrooms and benefits to businesses, which sets up the discussion on partnership benefits. Other options either don't focus on classroom benefits (C, D) or don't effectively set up the discussion (A).

Answer:

B. such partnerships have brought much needed supplies and internships to high school classrooms and provided well - trained associates to businesses