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Researcher: Any country can determine which type of public school system will work best for it by investigating the public school systems of other countries. Nationwide tests could be given in each country and other countries could adopt the system of the country that has the best scores on these tests.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the researcher’s argument?
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the researcher’s argument?
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample.
03 Feb 2020, 09:17
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TYPE: ASSUMPTIONS
Pre-thinking: Author believes that you can CHOOSE the best schools system for a country by looking at which other country has the best scores and copying their whole system.
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country. ------- CORRECT. This is necessary for the conclusion to work. If this is not true then copying another country's system would not yield good results.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools. ------- Argument does not distinguish between public and private schools. It would be incorrect for us to assume that private schools in those countries are not somehow regulated by their country's education policies.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences. --------- This is not necessary for the conclusion to work, and, therefore, it is not an assumption. We can try the negation technique and it would not weaken the argument.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students. ------ The author mentions that "national tests COULD BE GIVEN in each country". So, he/she is talking about a possibility, not something that is already happening.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample. - ------- This would be important to assess whether copying an entire education system would work, but it is not necessary for the conclusion to work. The author bases his conclusion on the scores, not on grade compatibility.
Pre-thinking: Author believes that you can CHOOSE the best schools system for a country by looking at which other country has the best scores and copying their whole system.
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country. ------- CORRECT. This is necessary for the conclusion to work. If this is not true then copying another country's system would not yield good results.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools. ------- Argument does not distinguish between public and private schools. It would be incorrect for us to assume that private schools in those countries are not somehow regulated by their country's education policies.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences. --------- This is not necessary for the conclusion to work, and, therefore, it is not an assumption. We can try the negation technique and it would not weaken the argument.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students. ------ The author mentions that "national tests COULD BE GIVEN in each country". So, he/she is talking about a possibility, not something that is already happening.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample. - ------- This would be important to assess whether copying an entire education system would work, but it is not necessary for the conclusion to work. The author bases his conclusion on the scores, not on grade compatibility.
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Researcher: Any country can determine which type of public school system will work best for it by investigating the public school systems of other countries. Nationwide tests could be given in each country and other countries could adopt the system of the country that has the best scores on these tests.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the researcher’s argument?
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country. - CORRECT. If not, then conclusion falls apart.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools. - INCORRECT. Nothing as such is mentioned or suggested in the passage.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences. - INCORRECT. 'IF' is a red flag. We cannot articulate what may work and how from the passage. Also, 'differences', although may help in adopting another country's system indirectly, cannot directly be interpreted.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students. - INCORRECT. 'Most' is extreme to say.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample. - INCORRECT. A trap wherein one may assume that 'grade levels' are equivalent to 'scores'. We don't know anything of 'grade levels'.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the researcher’s argument?
(A) A type of school system that works well in one country will work well in any other country. - CORRECT. If not, then conclusion falls apart.
(B) A number of children in each country in the research sample are educated in private schools. - INCORRECT. Nothing as such is mentioned or suggested in the passage.
(C) If two countries performed differently on these nationwide tests, further testing could determine what features of the school systems account for the differences. - INCORRECT. 'IF' is a red flag. We cannot articulate what may work and how from the passage. Also, 'differences', although may help in adopting another country's system indirectly, cannot directly be interpreted.
(D) Most countries in the research sample already administer nationwide tests to their public school students. - INCORRECT. 'Most' is extreme to say.
(E) The nationwide testing in the research sample will target as closely as possible grade levels that are comparable in the different countries in the research sample. - INCORRECT. A trap wherein one may assume that 'grade levels' are equivalent to 'scores'. We don't know anything of 'grade levels'.
