In a command economy, a cotton farm floods after a heavy storm. The repair work most likely will be paid by

the private business that operates the farm.
the government group that runs the farm.
the individual who manages the farm.
the family who owns the farm.

We we ask what a text means, we are inquiring, at least in part, about its a general idea or insight conveyed by the word in its entirety.

The name of mexico before it won independence

John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. he says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors. john believes that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. in this example, the female professors are a) spacegoats and being blamed for john's grades b) being discriminatory toward john c) probably not smart enough to teach in a college d) prejudiced against john because he is male