During the middle of the nineteenth century, youth activism took shape

1. The main purpose of this passage is to:

A. criticize an aspect of American society by showing how young people have historically been denied a voice in the political arena.
B. argue that young people should become more involved in their local communities.
C. explain the youth activism movement, from its beginnings in labor protests to the importance of today's youth voice.
D. show the causes and effects of youth activist involvement in the labor rights movement.
E. contrast how youth and adults participate in the modern social activism.

My Answer is C

This passage mentions about youth activism and mentions its origin in 1930's and its separation from adult counterparts and why they got merged again in 1950's in first para
And similarly what role youth activism is playing in today's world ,how youth activism is supporting adult activists and few critics remarks against this activism.
A talks about author criticizing an aspect of american society and all,but there was no criticism tone in whole passage.
B is about author arguing for youth ,but he did not mention anything about that too
D is about causes and effects ,but there isn't any effects mentioned in the passage.
E can be ruled out as no contrast has been mentioned.

Clearly C is correct as it explains all sequence of events in chronological pattern.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that young people became involved in protesting working conditions in Appalachia's coal mines because:

A. young people thought that working towards better labor conditions was more important than working towards civil rights.
B. adults were occupied with other labor protests; therefore, young people had to take on leadership roles.
C. young people have more time to devote themselves to social causes than adult activists.
D. adult activists were more concerned with education reform than they were with children's labor exploitation.
E. adults had exploited young people in the past, and the youth activists did not want to see it happen again.

My Answer is A

B says that adults were occupied with other labor protests ,but there is no mention about that in the passage
C talks about young people having more time to devote ,but this is way out of league
D is a comparison on choices Adult took on two activities but no idea is expressed whether they preferred one over the other.
E is about exploitation but like Choice C ,this is also absolutely wrong.

3. Each of the following criticisms of youth activism mentioned in the passage EXCEPT:

A. Young people do not have enough political power to make substantial changes.
B. Activism that focuses on involving young people may be a shallow endeavor.
C. Politicians might be using young people to further their own political ideas.
D. Youth activism will eventually undermine adult activism.
E. The youth voice may not be as effective as some people think.

My Answer is D

A is about young people do not have enough political power to make substantial changes.
This is directly taken from passage "young people enough power to make actual changes."
B is also mentioned in the same line of the passage and so is true.
C is mentioned in "Adults have called into question the value of the youth voice by claiming that adult politicians are using young, and possibly impressionable, people to further a political agenda." line and so it is true.
E is also mentioned in the passage .
So the clear answer is D.

4. The author uses the phrase “and possibly impressionable” in paragraph 2 (Highlighted) most likely to emphasize the idea that:

A. young people are inherently unsuited as leaders of political movements.
B. young people will likely separate from their adult counterparts in the future.
C. an adult's impression of a youth activist will determine whether or not the two work well together.
D. youth and adult activists are too different to have a successful working relationship.
E. adults may be able to take advantage of young people whose political ideas have not yet solidified.

My answer is E
It is clearly mentioned in last lines of second para that "adults can exploit young people more easily and that the youth voice may not be as effective as some adults might think."
So clear answer is E which closely conveys the same meaning.
A,B,C,D are not mentioned anywhere as they all bring some out of topic element into topic.


5. It can be inferred from the passage that today's young activists relate to adult activists in which the following ways?

A. Young activists prefer to remain separate from their adult counterparts.
B. Young people are more likely to become involved in an adult-led organization than they were at the youth activist movement's beginnings.
C. Young activists are wary of taking on leadership roles because they fear that adults will not support the development of youth activities.
D. The relationship between young and adult activists is strained and irreparable.
E. Even though young and adult activists work well together, some organizations would be more productive if they were youth-led.

My Answer is B

Today, young people are more involved in social activism led by adults than they are involved in starting their own youth-led organizations
This line clearly mentions the same idea mentioned in option B.
A contradicts the idea from passage .So wrong
C,D,E mentions some foreign assumptions and cannot be based on any statement mentioned in passage.
C says youth are wary of taking leadership roles, but that aspect is not mentioned anywhere.
D ,just like A, contradicts the facts from passage.
E is not mentioned anywhere even by the critics.
So B.