Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3

Question 4 • GA-Literature and Composition I CR

Which detail from the foreword to Wheels of Change supports the viewpoint that access to bicycles improves the lives of women and children?

Answer

[M]y husband, F. K. Day, and I founded World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR works to provide access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles.

During our work in Sri Lanka in 2005-2006, we put more than 24,000 new bicycles into the hands of those rebuilding their lives. Since 2006, we have moved into Africa where we currently work in Zambia.

It is a challenge for many African girl students to remain in school. A myriad of obstacles often stand in their way.

A long list of benefits of educating a girl in a developing country compiled by the World Health Organization includes later marriages, smaller families, better hygiene, greatly increased likelihood that further children will receive education, and my favorite—greater confidence.

Explanation

Choice D describes several benefits of educating girls, including greater confidence and the likelihood that their children will also receive an education. This supports the viewpoint that access to bicycles can improve the lives of women and children by helping girls stay in school and gain those benefits. The other choices discuss bicycle programs or challenges but do not explain how women and children benefit.

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