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Which statement from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 5?


A. “One of the best ways we can improve educational opportunities for all is by spreading literacy.”

B. “This week, as we work to make sure that Every Child Has a Teacher, it's important to remember that we're all teachers.”

C. “And reading doesn't just allow people to enjoy literary treasures. It allows them to become entrepreneurs, or engineers, or lawmakers, or doctors.”

D. “But for people to participate in a democracy, they have to be educated about their country's laws and traditions, which means they have to be able to read.”

question 5 Which of the following inferences most closely explains why Bush believes literacy is
important?

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This sentence directly states the reason—literacy is necessary for people to participate in a democracy—so it most strongly supports the inference about why Bush values literacy.