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Delaying their initial entry to school can cause some children to actually fall behind their peers in learning. Some studies have shown differing early childhood academic achievement results when comparing children from low-income families with those living in middle-income homes Children from low- income homes tend to begin school with weaker skills than their peers from more advantaged backgrounds. Holding young children back a year before they begin their academic career is sometimes thought to help them mature before beginning school. This practice may actually backfire for some of those children from low-income households. During the additional year at home, these children are thought to miss opportunities to cultivate the basic skills that they could develop while taking part in a learning environment-skills suggested to be absent in some low-income families.   Consider a revision which replaces the terms low-income and middle-income with the terms poor and normal. What effect would this change have on the passage?

A. It would make the passage more specific

B. It would make the passage inaccurate

C. It would make the passage less academic

D. It would make the passage biased.

Answer Explanation:

It makes it inaccurate since low income is not synonymous to abnormal and middle income is not synonymous to normal.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Reading

  • Q #1: Vidya mailed a letter on his way from work but as he neared home, he realized he forgot his dry-cleaning so he had to turn around to change direction so that he could get it. Which of the following actions did Vidya take before mailing his letter?

    A. Picked up the dry cleaning

    B. Arrived at home

    C. Left his work

    D. Changed direction

    Answer Explanation

    He mailed the letter on his way home from work therefore leaving work is the last thing he did before mailing the letter

  • Q #2: An individual reading a book about the first emperor of China wants to find the first reference in the book to the Terracotta Army. Where should he or she look?

    A. glossary

    B. table of contents

    C. afterword

    D. index

    Answer Explanation

    An index is a list of items pulled together for a purpose.

  • Q #3: Luke is an avid hiker and loves going on the paths in the local wildlife preserve. He notices on his latest hike that there is a lot of litter lining the trails and that some of the preserve's birds seem to be using the trash to build nests. He has decided to write an email to his local government representative.   Based on this information, which of the following is likely the purpose of Luke's email?

    A. To inform that the amount of litter is diminishing in the preserve

    B. To inform that the birds from the wildlife preserve are now nesting outside of the preserve

    C. To inform that there is litter in the wildlife preserve

    D. To inform that the birds have started eating the litter along the trail

    Answer Explanation

    He notices on his latest hike that there is a lot of litter lining the trails and that some of the preserve's birds seem to be using the trash to build nests therefore he wants to inform about the litter in the preserve.