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Updated on: 20 Nov 2021, 08:46
Originally posted by Gnpth on 26 Aug 2015, 04:00.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 20 Nov 2021, 08:46, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 20 Nov 2021, 08:46, edited 3 times in total.
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Part of New Project-->Reading Comprehension!!- Review/ Practice
Young Enterprise Services (YES) is a federal program created to encourage entrepreneurship in 14- to 18-year-olds who have already shown a clear aptitude for starting business ventures. The program, started in 2002, has provided loans, grants, and counseling—in the form of workshops and individual meetings with established entrepreneurs—to over 7500 young people. The future of YES, however, is now in jeopardy. A number of damaging criticisms have been leveled at the program, and members of the congressional agency that provides the funding have suggested that YES may be scaled down or even dismantled entirely.
One complaint is that the funds that YES distributes have disproportionally gone to young people from economically disadvantaged families, despite the program’s stated goal of being blind to any criteria besides merit. Though no one has claimed that any of the recipients of YES funds have been undeserving, several families have brought lawsuits claiming that their requests for funding were rejected because of the families’ relatively high levels of income. The resulting publicity was an embarrassment to the YES administrators, one of whom resigned.
Another challenge has been the admittedly difficult task of ensuring that a young person, not his or her family, is truly the driving force behind a venture. The rules state that the business plan must be created by the youth, and that any profits in excess of $1,000 be placed in an escrow account that can only be used for education, investment in the venture, and little else, for a period that is determined by the age of the recipient. Despite this, several grants had to be returned after it was discovered that parents—or in one case, a neighbor—were misusing YES funds to promote their own business ideas. To make matters worse, the story of the returned monies was at first denied by a YES spokesperson who then had to retract the denial, leading to more bad press.
In truth, YES has had some real success stories. A 14-year-old girl in Texas used the knowledge and funding she received through the program to connect with a distributor who now carries her line of custom-designed cell phone covers. Two brothers in Alaska have developed an online travel advisory service for young people vacationing with their families. Both of these ventures are profitable, and both companies have gained a striking amount of brand recognition in a very short time. However, YES has been pitifully lax in trumpeting these encouraging stories. Local press notwithstanding, these and other successes have received little media coverage. This is a shame, but one that can be remedied. The administrators of YES should heed the advice given in one of the program’s own publications: “No business venture, whatever its appeal, will succeed for long without an active approach to public relations.”
One complaint is that the funds that YES distributes have disproportionally gone to young people from economically disadvantaged families, despite the program’s stated goal of being blind to any criteria besides merit. Though no one has claimed that any of the recipients of YES funds have been undeserving, several families have brought lawsuits claiming that their requests for funding were rejected because of the families’ relatively high levels of income. The resulting publicity was an embarrassment to the YES administrators, one of whom resigned.
Another challenge has been the admittedly difficult task of ensuring that a young person, not his or her family, is truly the driving force behind a venture. The rules state that the business plan must be created by the youth, and that any profits in excess of $1,000 be placed in an escrow account that can only be used for education, investment in the venture, and little else, for a period that is determined by the age of the recipient. Despite this, several grants had to be returned after it was discovered that parents—or in one case, a neighbor—were misusing YES funds to promote their own business ideas. To make matters worse, the story of the returned monies was at first denied by a YES spokesperson who then had to retract the denial, leading to more bad press.
In truth, YES has had some real success stories. A 14-year-old girl in Texas used the knowledge and funding she received through the program to connect with a distributor who now carries her line of custom-designed cell phone covers. Two brothers in Alaska have developed an online travel advisory service for young people vacationing with their families. Both of these ventures are profitable, and both companies have gained a striking amount of brand recognition in a very short time. However, YES has been pitifully lax in trumpeting these encouraging stories. Local press notwithstanding, these and other successes have received little media coverage. This is a shame, but one that can be remedied. The administrators of YES should heed the advice given in one of the program’s own publications: “No business venture, whatever its appeal, will succeed for long without an active approach to public relations.”
1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
(A) “Recent Difficulties in the YES Program”
(B) “Federal Entrepreneurship Programs for Young Adults”
(C) “Successes of the YES Program”
(D) “Common Challenges Facing Federal Programs”
(E) “The YES Program: How to Overcome Recent Challenges”
(A) “Recent Difficulties in the YES Program”
(B) “Federal Entrepreneurship Programs for Young Adults”
(C) “Successes of the YES Program”
(D) “Common Challenges Facing Federal Programs”
(E) “The YES Program: How to Overcome Recent Challenges”
2. The author of the passage would most likely describe YES as a _______.
(A) failed enterprise that is beyond repair
(B) noble effort that has been hampered by external factors
(C) limited success that can be improved through greater fiscal responsibility
(D) potentially worthy program that has been mismanaged
(E) waste of public resources that should never have received funding
(A) failed enterprise that is beyond repair
(B) noble effort that has been hampered by external factors
(C) limited success that can be improved through greater fiscal responsibility
(D) potentially worthy program that has been mismanaged
(E) waste of public resources that should never have received funding
3. All of the following are discussed in the passage except ______.
(A) the resignation of some YES administrators
(B) bad press resulting from financial improprieties
(C) lawsuits against YES
(D) the YES program’s stated goals
(E) current levels of YES funding
(A) the resignation of some YES administrators
(B) bad press resulting from financial improprieties
(C) lawsuits against YES
(D) the YES program’s stated goals
(E) current levels of YES funding
4. The primary purpose of the passage is to ______.
(A) detail the approach that should be taken in remedying YES’s public relations problems
(B) defend YES from the various criticisms that have been leveled against it
(C) suggest a way to improve the program
(D) detail several criticisms and problems of the YES program
(E) make that case that YES, despite some difficulties, has been quite successful for some people who have taken part in the program
(A) detail the approach that should be taken in remedying YES’s public relations problems
(B) defend YES from the various criticisms that have been leveled against it
(C) suggest a way to improve the program
(D) detail several criticisms and problems of the YES program
(E) make that case that YES, despite some difficulties, has been quite successful for some people who have taken part in the program
18 Jul 2018, 05:05
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Gnpth
The answer to question no. 4 is indeed (C). When we say "primary purpose" would be the one that covers the entire passage, we are giving you one way of recognising the primary purpose. What role does the conclusion play in an argument? It is what gives the opinion of the author. It is the reason the author writes the argument.
The primary purpose has exactly the same role in an RC passage - it is the reason the author writes the passage.
The author introduces the program, gives the issues it is facing, talks abt the success stories and how the program has not capitalised on them. And then he closes with an advice to the program. This is the purpose of writing the entire passage.
Even though in a large part of the passage he details the problems being faced, was his intention just to point out the problems? No, he wanted to give advice on how to improve the program. That is the point he wants to make.
General Discussion
27 Aug 2015, 23:59
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I think Q1 and Q4 is wrong
1-A
2-D
3-E
4-D
For Q4: In my opinion, not all of the choices is perfect, but choice D at least covers it more broadly. Choice E is only mentioned in the final paragraph with two distinct examples. I do not think E is the right answer.
(D) detail several criticisms and problems of the YES program
For choice D: Author mentions the criticisms in the first paragraph and outline challenges in the 2nd and 3rd paragraph and finally mentions lack of press coverage (that is a problem), thus (IMO) answer should be D.
For Q1: The author barely mentions some solutions to overcome recent challenges. Choice E is the best wrong choice.
1-A
2-D
3-E
4-D
For Q4: In my opinion, not all of the choices is perfect, but choice D at least covers it more broadly. Choice E is only mentioned in the final paragraph with two distinct examples. I do not think E is the right answer.
(D) detail several criticisms and problems of the YES program
For choice D: Author mentions the criticisms in the first paragraph and outline challenges in the 2nd and 3rd paragraph and finally mentions lack of press coverage (that is a problem), thus (IMO) answer should be D.
For Q1: The author barely mentions some solutions to overcome recent challenges. Choice E is the best wrong choice.
