Rachel and Matt Are in Their First Year of Middle

question 121

Multiple Choice

Rachel and Matt are in their first year of middle school. Statistically, one would expect their academic achievement to _____.

• A) improve
• B) decline
• C) remain the same as in elementary school
• D) exhibit an erratic pattern of rising and falling

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