Question
Which inference about the author is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 24)?
I was an average student — C’s mostly, sometimes skating by with a B minus. I would never make the cut for “Most Likely to Succeed.” I was too short, my hands were bony, my lips were too big, and my eyebrows were too thick, so no chance for “Best Looking.” Boys weren’t interested in me, so “Best Looking Couple” or “Best Dressed Couple” or any iteration of “couple” was out. I told myself it was just the popular kids voting for each other in those categories anyway. It would carry on decades later in the corporate world over promotions and million-dollar hedge funds.
A. Jabeen didn’t try to get good grades or make friends in school.
B. Jabeen has felt excluded at various points in her life.
C. Jabeen hated all of the other kids at her school.
D. Jabeen didn’t have a boyfriend because she wanted to wait until she was older.
I was an average student — C’s mostly, sometimes skating by with a B minus. I would never make the cut for “Most Likely to Succeed.” I was too short, my hands were bony, my lips were too big, and my eyebrows were too thick, so no chance for “Best Looking.” Boys weren’t interested in me, so “Best Looking Couple” or “Best Dressed Couple” or any iteration of “couple” was out. I told myself it was just the popular kids voting for each other in those categories anyway. It would carry on decades later in the corporate world over promotions and million-dollar hedge funds.
A. Jabeen didn’t try to get good grades or make friends in school.
B. Jabeen has felt excluded at various points in her life.
C. Jabeen hated all of the other kids at her school.
D. Jabeen didn’t have a boyfriend because she wanted to wait until she was older.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best-supported inference about the author, Jabeen, based on the passage is:
B. Jabeen has felt excluded at various points in her life.
This is evident from her reflections on not being recognized in various school categories and feeling that she did not fit in with the popular kids.
B. Jabeen has felt excluded at various points in her life.
This is evident from her reflections on not being recognized in various school categories and feeling that she did not fit in with the popular kids.