Question

Instructions
Read the question carefully and select the best answer.

Which passage from the text best supports your answer to Question 5?


A. “‘I think any societal barriers to that pioneering spirit, whether gender or otherwise, puts the world at a disadvantage, since there are so many more discoveries waiting to be made,’ Shree says.”

B. “Although she was young and inexperienced, Shree won over Dr. Basu with her energy and passion for learning. ‘What I find most exciting is your enthusiasm,’ Shree says Dr. Basu told her. ‘And if you keep that while working in my lab, I’ll take you.’”

C. “In Kolkata, a city in eastern India, Shree sat with her grandfather, and, seeing his discomfort, realized her purpose in life: she wanted to fight vicious diseases like cancer. She wanted to play a role in relieving people’s pain.”

D. “Shree knew engineering could be interesting and fun, but she didn’t have a way to show that to the students she mentored. So, once again, after defining a problem, Shree Bose came up with a solution.”
GA-ELA-2024: GA.ELA.K-12.P.EICC.3.f Which of the following best explains why Shree Bose is such an important role model?


A. Shree Bose always finds the best ways to mentor and help her fellow students, inspiring them to do better work.

B. Shree Bose is currently an activist against the gender imbalance in the STEM field workforce.

C. There are a lot of women in STEM fields, but not many bring as much youthful enthusiasm to the industry as Shree Bose.

D. Shree Bose is an inspiring and capable woman in STEM, an industry that is traditionally geared toward men and has fewer female mentors for girls.
GA-ELA-2024: GA.ELA.6.T.C.1.a GA.ELA.6.T.C.1.b

Answer 1

A

Reason: Passage A directly references gender-related societal barriers in science, supporting the idea that Shree is an important role model as an inspiring, capable woman in a male-dominated STEM field.