Question

Read the following paragraph:

Excerpt from "How Prepared Are Students for College Level Reading? Applying a Lexile-Based Approach."

Despite recent national- and state-level legislative initiatives focusing on postsecondary success and an increasing emphasis on educational attainment to successfully enter the job market, high rates of enrollment in remedial college courses indicate that many students are graduating from high school unprepared for college-level work (Strong American Schools 2008; Terry 2007).

How was it determined that students are graduating from high school unprepared for college-level work?

High rates of enrollment in remedial college courses

Increasing emphasis on educational attainment to successfully enter the job market

National- and state-level initiatives focusing on postsecondary success

Observing high school students who take college courses

Answer 1

The paragraph says that "High rates of enrollment in remedial college courses indicate that many students are graduating from high school unprepared for college-level work". Indicate means to imply somthing, meaning that the high rates is implying a lack of preparedness.

Answer 2

The passage about students of college level.

The passage refers to how to prepare for  college-level readings. The use of the lexical-based approaches. Despite the national and the state-level legislative initiatives for focusing in the post secondary education the success to enter the job market is dependent on the educational qualifications of the candidates.

This the answer is Increasing emphasis on educational attainment for a job market.

• The modern world education is a prerequisite for getting a good and decent job and hence the passage emphasizes on the importance of education and the significance of the job market.

• Hence the option B is correct.

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