This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Question

Part A
In paragraph 11, what can the reader infer?

Responses

The principal is afraid of change.
The principal is afraid of change.

The teacher is the best educator at the school.
The teacher is the best educator at the school.

The principal values the consistency of the robot students.
The principal values the consistency of the robot students.

The teacher teaches the subjects in the correct order each day.
The teacher teaches the subjects in the correct order each day.
Question 2
Part B
Which two excerpts best support the answer to Part A?
Responses

There was once a school without a single living student; the principal got his pupils from a robot factory instead. (paragraph 1)
There was once a school without a single living student; the principal got his pupils from a robot factory instead. (paragraph 1)

So these little robots were indeed marvels of mechanical and electronic efficiency, and everyone who saw them working was stunned by their performance. (paragraph 4)
So these little robots were indeed marvels of mechanical and electronic efficiency, and everyone who saw them working was stunned by their performance. (paragraph 4)

Of course, it was possible to switch subjects around somewhat to take arithmetic before history, or, in place of one rule of grammar, to take another. (paragraph 11)
Of course, it was possible to switch subjects around somewhat to take arithmetic before history, or, in place of one rule of grammar, to take another. (paragraph 11)

Indeed, the principal was so content with this state of affairs that he not only praised the teacher highly, but even gave her a promotion. (paragraph 11)
Indeed, the principal was so content with this state of affairs that he not only praised the teacher highly, but even gave her a promotion. (paragraph 11)

The teacher couldn’t imagine such a disrespectful version of history being recited in school. She went back to her desk, full of anxiety, hoping that the principal would not find out. (paragraph 14)
The teacher couldn’t imagine such a disrespectful version of history being recited in school. She went back to her desk, full of anxiety, hoping that the principal would not find out. (paragraph 14)

Answer 1

Part A
The principal values the consistency of the robot students.

Part B
The two excerpts that best support the answer are:

1. "Of course, it was possible to switch subjects around somewhat to take arithmetic before history, or, in place of one rule of grammar, to take another." (paragraph 11)
2. "Indeed, the principal was so content with this state of affairs that he not only praised the teacher highly, but even gave her a promotion." (paragraph 11)

These excerpts suggest that the principal appreciated the structured, consistent nature of the robot students' education and was satisfied with the current system.