Question

1) Of course, the program does have its opponents. (2) Parents and guardians who work full-time worry about what they will do with younger children on the extra day off. (3) With many families struggling in tough economic times, the added cost of childcare once a week is an extra burden that most cannot afford. (4) Others complain that students should be spending more time in school, fearing that such a gap between classes could lead to a drop in retention of lessons.

Read this paragraph. Which statement, if used to replace sentence 1, improves the paragraph?
A Some people oppose the four-day school week.
B Many students oppose the four-day school week because it means a longer school day.
C Only parents who work outside the home seem to be opposed to the four-day school week.
D Opponents of the program have several strong arguments against the four-day school week.

Answer 1

D

"Opponents of the program have several strong arguments against the four-day school week" smoothly introduces the list of specific objections in sentences 2–4. Options B and C are inaccurate given the paragraph's content, and A is weaker and less specific.