PrepTest 123, Section 3, Question 6
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Main Conclusion
Difficulty:
Explanations
What can we learn from this? Donations sometimes benefit the donor.
A
It might be one way (though, we don’t know it actually helped). It might not be the only way, however.
B
Yup, the donation was altruistic. And yet, it had a positive consequence for the donator.
C
This wasn’t stated or implied.
D
Usually? In your best interest? This goes way too far.
E
This was never mentioned as a requirement.
Passage
Jablonski, who owns a car dealership, has donated cars to driver education programs at area schools for over five years. She found the statistics on car accidents to be disturbing, and she wanted to do something to encourage better driving in young drivers. Some members of the community have shown their support for this action by purchasing cars from Jablonski's dealership.
Question 6
Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the passage?
The only way to reduce traffic accidents is through driver education programs.
Altruistic actions sometimes have positive consequences for those who perform them.
Young drivers are the group most likely to benefit from driver education programs.
It is usually in one's best interest to perform actions that benefit others.
An action must have broad community support if it is to be successful.