The SAT Was Developed in Order to Provide Children from Public

question 47

Multiple Choice

The SAT was developed in order to provide children from public schools with a chance to demonstrate their fitness for college and to show they are as able as students from private high schools.It is therefore ironic that:

• A) researchers now question how meritocratic the SAT is,because the SAT may test knowledge that is biased against certain groups.
• B) elite colleges and universities are increasingly deciding not to base admissions decisions on the SAT.
• C) students from private schools still score higher on the SAT.
• D) students from public schools are less likely to take the SAT than are students from private schools.

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