Entry Exam Category: College Admission Exams
Course: Accuplacer
Exam: Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Practice Test

Practice Question

Extract

In a world bound to the wheel of change, the humanities stress the persistence of unchanging issues. They do not offer the prospect of progress in knowledge as the sciences do, nor do they even offer, as do the social sciences, the promise of such progress. Instead, they raise questions about meaning, purpose, and values—questions that a hurried world, enamored of technology, finds uncomfortable.
The author implies that the social sciences:

Answer Choices

  • A: are valued for their techniques
  • B: can make no contribution to progress
  • C: cannot deal with long-term issues
  • D: may someday add to the world's knowledge

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The passage states that 'the social sciences... offer the promise of such progress,' referring to progress in knowledge, unlike the humanities. This implies that the social sciences are seen as potentially contributing to knowledge in the future, making option D the best answer.

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