Three of the following strategies should facilitate students' transition to middle school or junior high. Which one is not likely to do so?
A) Divide a school of 500 students into several smaller groups in which all students have the same teachers, some of the same classes, and numerous opportunities to get to know one another.
B) Schedule one-on-one meetings with each student to find out what his or her interests, needs, and concerns might be.
C) Provide a rough outline that students can use when they take notes in class.
D) Remind students that learning to compete with peers will be important for success in the adult world.
Question 2
In fifth grade last year, Elena was a happy, easy-going student. Now that she's moved to junior high school and begun sixth grade, she's becoming increasingly anxious and uptight. Three of the following alternatives are probable reasons for her growing anxiety. Which alternative is least likely to be true?
A) It's harder to get the good grades she was used to getting in elementary school.
B) Her junior high school teachers want to know more about her than her fifth-grade teacher ever did.
C) Now that she's reached puberty, she's uncomfortable with the many ways in which her body is changing.
D) Assignments require more independence and self-reliance, and it's up to her to seek help if she needs it.
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