PrepTest 153, Section 4, Question 8

What we’re looking for

Working the answers

• A

  The Internet could counter radio's influence, but the writer doesn't say it has already reversed the resurgence of interest. This turns a potential threat into an established reversal and leaves out the proposed response through radio.

• B
  Correct

  Radio's value for preservation occupies the second paragraph, and its potential to counter Internet-related pressure motivates the last two. The recommendations about engaging programming explain how it could do that job. B keeps those parts of the discussion together.

• C

  Radio is called particularly effective, not the only viable means. University curricula, recordings, and newspaper lessons also appear as parts of preservation efforts. The claim of exclusivity is unsupported.

• D

  Cultural context really does matter. But this gives a general claim about language teaching while leaving out the central discussion of native-language radio and the threat posed by Internet use. It captures an important recommendation within the argument, not its full focus.

• E

  Older speakers' involvement is one benefit of radio, not the whole explanation of its success. We also aren't given a finding that other approaches fail wherever radio succeeds. This adds a comparison and narrows the focus to one supporting example.