PrepTest 159, Section 2, Question 12
The following two passages were adapted from articles(474 more words not shown)
Passage A(253 more words not shown)
Passage B(215 more words not shown)
The authors of the passages(9 more words not shown)
- Amust remain small(11 more words not shown)
- Bare run more(9 more words not shown)
- Ccontribute to economic(7 more words not shown)
- Dshould not require(11 more words not shown)
- Eshould work entirely(4 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Both writers see useful results from microfinance. A explains how very poor borrowers obtain credit and how BRI meets a large demand for savings. B describes turning small savings into “usefully large lump sums.” The common ground is that these services improve what poor customers can do with their money.
Working the answers
- A
Neither writer says small size is necessary for long-term viability. B actually sees growth as part of SafeSave's path toward full sustainability.
- B
We don't get an efficiency comparison with regular banks generally. SafeSave's cost-cutting practices and Grameen's repayment arrangements don't establish that broader ranking.
- CCorrect
Access to credit and the ability to accumulate useful sums support economic progress. We don't need a detailed claim about exactly what every borrower buys. The described services expand customers' financial opportunities, which both writers present positively.
- D
B describes a model without groups, but A praises a model that uses them. Different successful approaches don't amount to shared opposition to requiring groups. B's alternative doesn't erase A's favorable account of Grameen.
- E
A's criticism of failed state banks isn't a rejection of all government assistance. BRI's savings accounts are government-guaranteed. B likewise offers no rule that providers should work entirely without government help.
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