Incorporate Alternative Perspectives Practice Test
•15 QuestionsRead the following AP English Language–style argumentative passage, then answer the question.
Our state should require every high school student to complete a personal finance course before graduation. The reason is not abstract: people sign for student loans, credit cards, and car payments before they understand interest rates. A recent community-college orientation survey found that nearly half of incoming students could not correctly define “APR.” That is not a personal failing; it is a curriculum failure.
A finance requirement would teach students how to budget, file basic taxes, and evaluate debt. These are life skills as essential as writing an essay. Schools already require physical education because health matters; financial health matters too. And unlike many electives, personal finance has immediate relevance for every student, regardless of career path.
Some argue that families should teach money management at home. But that assumes all families have stable finances and the time to teach. Schools exist to level the playing field. If we are serious about equity, we should stop leaving financial literacy to chance.
Which addition would most effectively introduce an alternative perspective that adds complexity to the argument?
Add a sentence after “A finance requirement would teach students how to budget, file basic taxes, and evaluate debt.”
Read the following AP English Language–style argumentative passage, then answer the question.
Our state should require every high school student to complete a personal finance course before graduation. The reason is not abstract: people sign for student loans, credit cards, and car payments before they understand interest rates. A recent community-college orientation survey found that nearly half of incoming students could not correctly define “APR.” That is not a personal failing; it is a curriculum failure.
A finance requirement would teach students how to budget, file basic taxes, and evaluate debt. These are life skills as essential as writing an essay. Schools already require physical education because health matters; financial health matters too. And unlike many electives, personal finance has immediate relevance for every student, regardless of career path.
Some argue that families should teach money management at home. But that assumes all families have stable finances and the time to teach. Schools exist to level the playing field. If we are serious about equity, we should stop leaving financial literacy to chance.
Which addition would most effectively introduce an alternative perspective that adds complexity to the argument?
Add a sentence after “A finance requirement would teach students how to budget, file basic taxes, and evaluate debt.”