An essential factor in a students success on standardized tests is the preparation they receive from their school and third party resources. In another article, the author talks about the unfairness of students taking the same test. The test can be seen as an equal way of evaluating students, but as
students have different educational backgrounds, anxieties, and needs, the tests become less and less baseline. The point is also made that affluent
students have many more resources than students who take the test without prep. Because of the inconsistency in test readiness, the test is not a true
test of college success. Another aspect of these tests is the essay portion. This portion cannot be graded by a machine without bias and in turn, has to
be graded by a person, although they are given a guideline on how to grade the essays objectively. While they are told to be objective, human error an
subjective reasoning can account for different grades on similar essays. The tests show bias toward different populations of students creating an
inherent unfairness.
What opinion would the author most likely agree with?
Standardized tests are unfair
Standardized tests are worthless
O Standardized tests are essential
Standardized tests are inevitable.

Standardized tests are unfair

Explanation:

"The test can be seen as an equal way of evaluating students, but as

students have different educational backgrounds, anxieties, and needs, the tests become less and less baseline"

"The tests show bias toward different populations of students creating an

inherent unfairness."

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)