Which Sentence Below Is an Acceptable Paraphrase of the Statement

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is an acceptable paraphrase of the statement, "I failed the test-I might as well drop out of school"?

• A) Don't feel so bad; you'll do better next time.
• B) If you had studied instead of going out the night before, you'd have done O.K.
• C) I've failed tests, too. I know how bad it feels.
• D) Because you failed the test, you feel like a failure in college.

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Definitions:

Attention

The act of concentrating on a particular object, task, or activity, while ignoring other stimuli.

Word Fragment

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Recent Experience

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