(1) After my interview with these four young people, I reflected on the quiet sense of "difference" I sensed with many of these Upward Bound students.
(2) As a college teacher who has also taught seventh-grade science, I have some experience with the faces and attitudes of adolescence.
(3) Upward Bound students had those faces.
(4) There was the puzzled coping with changing bodies—hormone hell.
(5) There was ambivalence about "authority figures" and uncertainties about whether or not the world would have some place for them.
(6) There were the studied rationalizations about lapses on homework assignments, moments of despair, adolescent angst—all of that.
(7) But there was also that "difference."
(8) Maybe it's one part knowing people care and one part beginning to trust the future.
(9) I wasn't sure.
Which one of the following statements accurately reflects bias in relation to this passage?
A. The “difference” may result from emotional support and increased self-confidence.
B. One can draw no conclusions about the “difference” shown by Upward Students
C. Adolescents need a firm hand
D. It is clear that positive role models and emotional support are keys to success.
I Think the answer is "A"
SORRY THAT IS THE WRONG QUESTION
which one statement best summarize the conclusion one may draw from this passage.
I think the answer is "A"
I disagree. Read the last sentence of the paragraph again.
Ok,
The answere is "B"
One can draw no conclusions about the “difference” shown by Upward Students