Ms Trinh Is About to Start a Unit on Sharks

question 48

Multiple Choice

Ms. Trinh is about to start a unit on sharks. Some of her students have a strong interest in sharks and know a lot about them. Others know very little about sharks. When Ms. Trinh gives a reading assignment about sharks, she should expect that:

• A) Students with more background knowledge will understand the reading material more readily than their classmates.
• B) Students' reading comprehension will depend almost entirely on their word decoding skills; their prior knowledge won't make much of a difference.
• C) Students with more background knowledge are less likely to double-check their understanding and so will make more comprehension errors.
• D) Students with less background knowledge may be reluctant to read about an unfamiliar topic; thus, motivating them to learn during the unit will be a challenge.

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Operating income, also known as operating profit or Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), is a measure of the profit a company generates from its operations, before subtracting interest expenses and taxes.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent and salaries.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or the volume of output.

Operating Leverage (DOL)

A financial metric indicating the proportion of fixed versus variable costs a company has, which affects its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for every percentage change in sales.