Passage: (1) Our school needs more active student participation. If we want to keep enjoying great programs and activities, more
students need to get involved. (2) Last year, the student government sponsored one school-wide event each month. More than 50 percent of the students in our school attended at least four of these events. In addition, programs such as the peer tutoring program (“Study Buddies”) and the summer intern bulletin board are organized by student government committees and supported by student government fundraisers. At least 40 percent of the school’s students take advantage of one of these programs as well. Yet, only 10 percent of the school’s students are active in student government or serve on committees.
(3) Effective student government requires the involvement of as many students as possible. We can’t keep these programs going without your help. So if you aren’t already involved in student government, think about joining.
Question: In this passage, the author claims that student government is important. How does she support that claim?
A. by explaining the role of student government committees
B. by stating how many people take part in student government
C. by encouraging students to get involved in student government
D. by naming some of the benefits that student government provides
We find in the first second paragraph several benefits being provided by the student government that is enjoyed by about forty percent of the students.
Some examples are:
The Peer Tutoring program and the
Summer Intern Bulletin Boards.
By highlighting these benefits, the writer is able to support their claim about the value of the student government.
In paragraph three, they indicate how it is that it is the students themselves that make up the student government.
We can therefore agree that the correct answer is option D.
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