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Which is the closest synonym for the word merge?

Combine

The article states: Teachers are very familiar with students' strengths and weaknesses, which means that they can mold their teaching styles to serve the varying needs of their students. Which would be the closest synonym for the word mold, as it is used above?

Alter

What cause-and-effect relationship is described in this article?

Enrollment in rural schoolhouses is shrinking with rural population decline, which is putting pressure on the schools to merge or close.

The author probably wrote this article to __________.

Highlight the situation with rural schoolhouses in the U.S.

The reader can infer from the article that __________.

Judy Boyle is concerned about what the future holds for rural students.

The best alternate headline for this article would be __________.

Rural Schoolhouses in Decline

Which of these is a statement of opinion?

Rural schoolhouses offer a superior education.

The news article says all of the following except __________.

The name of the state that had the first rural schoolhouse and the year that it opened