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Free GMAT Critical Reasoning Practice Question

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The city's after-school tutoring program enrolled 500 students this year. Independent evaluators found that participating students missed fewer school days and reported feeling more confident about their coursework than similar students who did not enroll. Given these results, the program coordinator concludes that the tutoring program benefits the students who take part in it.

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

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Answer & Explanation

Correct answer

D

Separate the evaluators' findings from the judgment the coordinator draws from them. The findings about missed days and confidence are the evidence; the word "concludes" points to the claim those findings support.

The coordinator's conclusion is that the program benefits the students who take part, choice D. Everything else in the argument is offered to support that judgment.

A, the enrollment figure of 500 students, is a factual setup, a premise. B, fewer missed school days, is one of the evaluators' findings offered as evidence. C, greater confidence about coursework, is another finding used as support, not the overall point. E, expanding the program to every public school, is a recommendation that goes beyond the argument; the coordinator concludes only that current participants benefit, not what the city should do next.