Question

The passage below is followed by a question based on it. Read the passage choose the best answer to the question.
Our school district should not spend its money on the new remedial English reading program. After all, our students get all the reading practice they need by studying history and science. The argument above depends on which the following assumptions?

Options

• The remedial English reading program would not help the students learn history and science

• Other reading programs are just as effective but less expensive than the remedial English reading program

• The remedial English reading program involves only reading practice

• Teaching students history and science is more important than teaching them reading skills

Answer 1

Other reading programs are just as effective but less expensive than the remedial English reading program
The argument depends on the assumption that other reading programs are equally effective but less expensive than English programs so there is no point in introducing new programs.