Achieve 3000: A Father to Fifty

Which of these is a statement of opinion? A. Even without Guy Bryant's help, the young men whom he provides a home for would no doubt be able to find another suitable foster home in New York City with ease. B. Guy Bryant says that the desire to help others runs in his family, a big, close-knit group that was always willing to help people who needed a place to stay. C. In New York and many other states, people in the 18- to 21-year-old age group can choose to either live in foster care or live on their own. D. Foster parents take in kids who need a safe home, caring for them for a period of time until they're reunited with family, adopted, or old enough to live on their own.

A. Even without Guy Bryant's help, the young men whom he provides a home for would no doubt be able to find another suitable foster home in New York City with ease.

Which information is not in the Article? A. Why Guy Bryant originally had trepidation about fostering some young men B. How Guy Bryant met the first young man whom he fostered in 2007 C. How Guy Bryant helps his foster sons learn to believe in themselves D. Why Guy Bryant fosters teens and young adults as opposed to young kids

A. Why Guy Bryant originally had trepidation about fostering some young men

The Article states: Then, in 2007, one of the teens Bryant was helping posed a question that would change both of their lives for good: He asked Bryant to become his foster father. Bryant ruminated on this big request, overcame his initial trepidation, and agreed. But he didn't stop there, deciding to also foster the boy's friend...and his friend's brother, too. The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________. A. explain how Guy Bryant originally decided to become a foster father B. point out one of Guy Bryant's duties while working at Children's Services C. suggest that Guy Bryant never lost his trepidation about fostering young men D. explain why so many 18- to-21-year-olds want Guy Bryant to foster them

A. explain how Guy Bryant originally decided to become a foster father

Based on the Article, the reader can predict that __________. A. Guy Bryant will be chosen to head up New York City's Administration for Children's Services B. Guy Bryant will act as a foster father for even more young men in New York C. Guy Bryant plans to move away from New York and will take his foster kids with him D. Guy Bryant plans to create a job placement agency for teens and young adults in New York City

B. Guy Bryant will act as a foster father for even more young men in New York

What is this article mainly about? A. Many of Guy Bryant's foster sons have grown up and moved out, but they've still got their keys and know that they're always welcome, which is why they often come back and enjoy meals with their younger brothers. B. In New York, as well as in many other states, 18- to 21-year-olds can choose to live in foster care or on their own, but Guy Bryant notes that it's harder to find foster homes for them than for young kids. C. Guy Bryant has become a foster father to more than 50 teens and young adults who need a safe home and, in the process, has provided those young men with guidance, respect, support, and unconditional love. D. In 2007, when Guy Bryant was working at New York City's Administration for Children's Services, one of the teens Bryant was helping asked him if he might be willing to become his foster father.

C. Guy Bryant has become a foster father to more than 50 teens and young adults who need a safe home and, in the process, has provided those young men with guidance, respect, support, and unconditional love.

Read this passage from the Article: How did one man become a father figure to so many? Bryant says the penchant to lend a hand runs in his family, a big, close-knit group that was always willing to help people in need of a place to stay. In this passage, the word penchant means __________. A. a desire to give advice to other people B. a need that is left unfulfilled C. a tendency to behave in a certain way D. a humorous way of talking or acting

C. a tendency to behave in a certain way

The reader can infer from the Article that __________. A. many of the young men whom Guy Bryant has fostered have gone on to foster kids of their own B. most of the kids who are placed in foster homes are later adopted by their foster parents C. some 18- to 21-year-olds who want to stay in foster care are not easily able to find foster parents D. Guy Bryant had a total of 50 foster kids living in his apartment at one given point

C. some 18- to 21-year-olds who want to stay in foster care are not easily able to find foster parents

Which is the closest antonym for the word magnanimous? A. dubious B. placid C. tenuous D. sordid

D. sordid