Widespread help from parents and family members has generally always

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Widespread help from parents and family members has generally always cast doubt on the value of examinations in which home-completed assignments contribute to the grade awarded. The extent of that contribution is significant, with between 20 and 60 percent of grades coming from such coursework. Most students believe that coursework is a fairer method of assessment when compared with ‘all or nothing’ exams, however they also admit that it is ‘all too easy to cheat’. A review of the extent of cheating found overwhelming evidence of widespread abuse by students, teachers and parents. Incredibly, 1 in 10 parents admitted to doing assignments for their children. Teachers admitted to giving students ‘too much help’. But greatest concern arises because of the internet. A whole host of sites now exist, offering for a small fee (or even for free) model essays and examples of coursework awarded top grades. Most of these sites carry requests that the user does not submit the material as their own but there is no attempt to ensure that this request is adhered to, and there is much evidence of a plagiarism free-for-all of internet-obtained material. Many educationalists conclude that the internet has made the policing of coursework impossible.    1 
 1. In the context of the passage the word plagiarize means:

A. the infringement of someone else’s copyright
B. to borrow or crib the work of someone else
C. to take someone else’s work and pass it off as your own
D. the illegal use of written material authored by someone else
E. to copy someone else’s coursework

2 
 2. Which of the following would most naturally follow on as the next sentence to the passage?

A. Coursework is obviously open to cheating and there should be much more emphasis on and more marks for proper invigilated assignments or exams.
B. Most young people nowadays can get well on the way to a decent pass grade before they even take an exam.
C. And believe the revelations cast doubt on the continually rising grades.
D. It will gladden the hearts of traditionalists who have long resented what they have considered the dumbing down of the nation’s exams with home assignments.
E. They have called for it either to be done under controlled conditions or to be dropped altogether.

3 
 3. The author relies on which of the following to make his claims?

A. examples or analogies
B. deductive argument
C. the drawing of comparative assertions
D. the findings of an investigative study
E. the results of an experimental investigation

4 
 4. Which of the following statements correctly reflects the point made in the passage?

A. Between 20 and 60 percent of the total grades obtained result from the help of parents and siblings.
B. Between 20 and 60 percent of the total grades available come from homecompleted assignments.
C. Between 20 and 60 percent of the total grades awarded in these qualifications comes from the contribution of parents and family.
D. Between 20 and 60 percent of the grades are allocated to home-completed assignments.
E. Between 20 and 60 percent of the grades in these exams come from cheating.

5 
 5. The author would agree that:

A. Widespread help from parents and siblings has led to grade inflation.
B. Widespread help from parents and siblings has made the policing of homecompleted coursework almost impossible.
C. Widespread help from parents and siblings has made a nonsense of the national exam system.
D. Widespread help from parents and siblings raises serious questions about the credibility of vocational qualifications.
E. Widespread help from parents and siblings has resulted in an increased risk of plagiarism.

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ShishirKr · Answer

Can someone provide explanation for ques 2 ?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

2. Which of the following would most naturally follow on as the next sentence to the passage?

Explanation

The sentence continues both to expound the views of the experts consistently and provide a conclusion to the passage as a whole.

Answer: E

bilz786 · Answer

It is written above there'educationalist' so 'they' refer to them and this sentance goes on with the reference from previous happening

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SristiArya · Answer

Where is the answers? 
Please provide the answer with the explanation.

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kakuli · Answer

Sajjad1994  please provide the explanation for question 4! Why it cannot be B?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

4. Which of the following statements correctly reflects the point made in the passage?

Difficulty Level:   700

Explanation

The exact wording of the passage is  "between 20 and 60 percent of grades coming from such coursework" . Hence  (D)  is correct.

Answer: D

wickedvikram · Answer

Logically, E makes sense. However, the question specifically asks for the "next sentence to the passage". GMAT takes grammar very seriously, hence E can't be right because this option uses "it", which doesn't have any antecedent. A is next best choice logically and perfect grammatically.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explanation

2. Which of the following would most naturally follow on as the next sentence to the passage?

Difficulty Level:   700

Explanation

The passage discusses the prevalence of cheating in coursework, particularly with the advent of the internet. The next sentence should logically build upon this point.

Option A  suggests that invigilated assignments or exams would be less susceptible to cheating, but this idea is not explicitly mentioned in the passage.

Option B  is not relevant to the topic of the passage.

Option C  mentions  "revelations,"  but it is unclear what this refers to.

Option D  introduces the idea of traditionalists who are against home assignments, but this idea is not fully developed in the passage.

Option E , on the other hand, directly addresses the issue of cheating in coursework and proposes potential solutions. It suggests that coursework should either be done under controlled conditions or dropped altogether. This idea follows logically from the evidence of widespread cheating presented in the passage. Therefore, option  E  is the best answer.

Answer: E

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