SAT OwlQuestion bank / Cross-Text Connections
Text 1: Many educators favor homework for elementary school students, arguing that it builds study habits and reinforces lessons taught in class. Students who practice skills at home, they say, will be better prepared for the demands of later grades.
Text 2: Reviews of research on homework show a clear link between homework and achievement for high school students but little measurable benefit for students in the early grades. For young children, short periods of reading for pleasure may be more valuable than worksheets.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the educators' argument in Text 1?
By agreeing that worksheets are the most effective form of homework for young students
By pointing out that evidence of homework's academic benefits is weak for young students
By arguing that high school students should not be assigned homework
By claiming that reading for pleasure harms young students' study habits
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
Text 1 argues for homework in elementary school. Text 2 reports that research finds little measurable benefit for students in the early grades. The author would answer that the evidence does not support the educators' claim for young students, choice B.
Choice C reverses Text 2, which finds a clear link between homework and achievement for high school students.
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