Saudi Arabia or most countries in the middle east as well.
This is called word analysis.
When you are trying to figure out what a particular word means, you are obviously going to analyze it. Maybe you know what its root means, or you can deduce the meaning based on its prefixes and suffixes. You will probably take into consideration the context and neighboring words in the sentence as well in order to analyze it.
When writing a claim you need to take a stance on a particular issue. In this case the issue is whether or not "standardized tests are the proper measuring sticks for student performance." This stance should be the first part of your claim. Then follow it up with "because..." and your three reasons.
For example, Standardized tests are a proper measuring stick for student performance because they can test a student's knowledge on a wide range of subjects, they are the same for everyone, and they are an accurate indicator of how well a student will do in their future studies especially for fields like medicine and law.
For the first question it is A, C, D and I think the second one might be C