Reading Comprehension

Schools expect textbooks to be a valuable source of

information for students. My research suggests, however,

that textbooks that address the place of Native Americans

within he history of the United States distort history to suit

(5) a particular cultural value system. In some textbooks, for

example, settlers are pictured as more humane, complex,

skillful, and wise than Native American. In essence,

textbooks stereotype and deprecate the numerous Native

American cultures while reinforcing the attitude that the

(10) European conquest of the New World denotes the superiority

of European cultures. Although textbooks evaluete

Native American architecture, political systems, and homemaking.

I contend that they do it from an ethnocentric,

(15) European perspective without recognizing that other perspectives

are possible.

One argument against my contention asserts that, by

nature, textbooks are culturally biased and that I am simply

underestimating children's ability to see through these

(20) biases. Some researchers even claim that by the time

students are in high school, they know they cannot take

textbooks literally. Yet substantial evidence exists to the

contrary. Two researchers, for example, have conducted

studies that suggest that children's attitudes about particular

(25) culture are strongly influenced by the textbooks used in

schools. Given this, an ongoing, careful review of how

school textbooks depict Native American is certainly

warranted.



1)The author mentions two researchers' studies (lines22- 25) most likely in order to

A)suggest that children's political attitudes are formed primarily through textbooks
B)counter the claim that children are able to see through stereotypes in textbooks
C)suggest that younger children tend to interpret the messages in textbooks more literally than do older children
D)demonstrate that textbooks carry political messages meant to influence their readers
E)prove that textbooks are not biased in terms of their political presentations


2)It can be inferred from the passage that the researchers mentioned in line 19 would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

A)Students form attitudes about cultures other than their own primarily inside the school environment.
B)For the most part, seniors in high school know that textbooks can be biased.
C)Textbooks play a crucial role in shaping the attitudes and beliefs of students.
D)Elementary school students are as likely to recognize biases in textbooks as are high school students.
E)Students are less likely to give credence to history textbooks than to mathematics textbooks.


Can anyone tell me why for question 1 i am confused between B and C( C because its written that children are high school know that they cannot take textbooks literary)

For Question 2 I am again confused between B and C.(B talks bout seniors in high school but the passage talks about children in high school in general)

1b

c talks abt older children(not mentioned in the para) .

2a