The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A

Which inference can be made by reading Selection 1?
A. Sleep deprivation has minor consequences that students can easily overcome.
B. Sleep deprivation can be solved by students retraining their body clocks.
C. Sleep deprivation can be fixed by convincing students to go to bed earlier.
D. Sleep deprivation is more than an occasional health problem for students.
Part B

Which text evidence best supports the inference from Part A?
A. the references to chronic sleep deprivation and persistent sleepiness in paragraph 2
B. the presentation of research that ties exhaustion to car accidents in paragraph 3
C. the discussion of the biological effects of circadian rhythms in paragraph 4
D. the examples of problems teens would face in efforts to go to bed earlier in paragraph 5

1 answer

Part A

The inference that can be made by reading Selection 1 is:
D. Sleep deprivation is more than an occasional health problem for students.

Part B

The text evidence that best supports the inference from Part A is:
A. the references to chronic sleep deprivation and persistent sleepiness in paragraph 2.