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I will post an answer in a little bit. This is from Verbal practice Test2.

Please explain the reasoning - the answer from the test seems to be misleading...

Amardeep Sharma · Answer

Hi,

Answer is C
You may obviously discount a,b,and e as all seems clear reasons for parents aggression.

following is the explanation for c and d:
d) High school district have below average scoring students. though compartive % of low scoring scoring to those of other districts, are not given, but reason for parents aggression appear logical. So you may consider d as one of the reasons.

c) Though high scores will rise the parents expectation, but it will not lead into complaining about teachers job. These parents are satisfied with the teachers performance as their children have scored well. their expectations have increased albeit. So answer is C

Correct me if I am wrong

regards,
Amardeep

GMAThopeful · Answer

B --> If parents have no knowledge of their district scores, then there is no reason why a higher number of complaints should come from high scoring areas.

What is the OA?

fignamoya · Answer

The answer is  B , although I still don't see why E doesn't fit. Politicians live in these districts - so what? We know nothing about politicians from this text, so their presence is irrelavent.

Amardeep Sharma · Answer

Thanks fignamoya,

Thats a good explanation... I agree with you... it should be B.

regards,

Amardeep

kproy203 · Answer

hi i feel choice e is incorrect due to the following

the passage says complaints are more in high scoring districts.

now it does not matter from where these are coming as long as there are more complaints in these high scoring districts. for all we know these activists could be parents. their expectations growing every day with the performance levels (if not for them we would not be fighting for 750+ to get a good B school :-)

)

hope this helps

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defenestrate · Answer

These questions are always confusing to me, so I try to rephrase the question...really we are looking for something that weakens the argument, or more precisely something that does not support the argument...I do not like the word except....

This one was fairly obvious because B The parents no nothing does nothing for or against the argument. All of the rest of them make sense...but parents knowing nothing does well nothing, and so is the most correct answer.

rdg · Answer

Comparison beteen (B) and (E)

Politicians do not have anything to do with the school other than making an issue for their political career, but those parents do not know their childrens' score can comment on the achivement of the school because their kids are studing in that school and they are associated with the school through their kids. Therefore, I believe (E) should be the answer.

aurobindo · Answer

I think B is the answer because it talks of parents in general. All other options talks of parents in high scoring districts.

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