AP English Language and Composition Quiz
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REASONING AND ORGANIZATION: READING
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Read the following passage embedded in this prompt:
A rumor travels through our school faster than any official email. When a teacher is absent, students invent explanations: the teacher quit, the teacher was fired, the teacher is "in trouble." By the time the administration sends a message, the story has already hardened into certainty.
This is not simply a student problem; it is an information problem. Institutions that communicate only when they must create a vacuum, and vacuums fill themselves. A weekly bulletin that explains schedule changes, policy updates, and the "why" behind decisions would reduce speculation because it would give people a routine source to trust.
Transparency won't eliminate gossip, but it will change the ratio of guesses to facts. When communication is predictable, rumors have less room to pretend they are news.
The author's organization creates unity by…
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