AnswersAG Q2 Academic English 9 26-27 SDunhamWord Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3

Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3 Answers

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Read the excerpt from the foreword to Wheels of Change.Mary Lewanika, a student living in rural Zambia, is having a profound experience in being empowered to steer her own course. At 17, in 2009, Lewanika was the very first student to receive a World Bicycle Relief bike. That day she said she felt safer already on the long, sometimes dangerous path to and from school. This is particularly important for Lewanika, as she wants to stay in school and graduate from college to become a doctor.

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expert testimony
B
a statistic
C
an example
D
scientific analysis
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Which detail from the foreword to Wheels of Change supports the viewpoint that access to bicycles improves the lives of women and children?

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[M]y husband, F. K. Day, and I founded World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR works to provide access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles.
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During our work in Sri Lanka in 2005-2006, we put more than 24,000 new bicycles into the hands of those rebuilding their lives. Since 2006, we have moved into Africa where we currently work in Zambia.
C
It is a challenge for many African girl students to remain in school. A myriad of obstacles often stand in their way.
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A long list of benefits of educating a girl in a developing country compiled by the World Health Organization includes later marriages, smaller families, better hygiene, greatly increased likelihood that further children will receive education, and my favorite—greater confidence.

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