Information and IdeasEasyFinding supporting a claim about a habit
Information and Ideas practice question
A teacher claims that students who read for pleasure at home do better on the school's vocabulary tests.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the teacher's claim?
- A. Students who reported reading for pleasure at least three times a week scored, on average, 15 points higher on the vocabulary tests than those who did not.Correct
- B. The school library is open until five.
- C. Vocabulary tests are given twice a term.
- D. Some students prefer audiobooks.
Answer: A. Students who reported reading for pleasure at least three times a week scored, on average, 15 points higher on the vocabulary tests than those who did not.
A 15-point gap linked to home reading is exactly the evidence the claim needs.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The school library is open until five.
- Library hours don't bear on the claim.
- C. Vocabulary tests are given twice a term.
- Test frequency doesn't bear on it.
- D. Some students prefer audiobooks.
- Format preference doesn't bear on it.
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