Question

Although most of the fastest growing jobs in today's economy require a college degree, many of the new jobs being created, from home health aide to desktop publisher, need knowledge other than that gained from earning a degree. For workers in those jobs, good basic skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in getting a job and developing a career.

42. From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that, in today's economy:

• A. Skills in reading, communication and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a desktop publisher.
• B. The majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a college degree.
• C. A job as a home health aide will rely more on communication skills than on basic skills in reading and mathematics.
• D. If a job is one of the fastest growing jobs, it will require a college degree.

Hint:

Look for the option that restates a claim the passage makes directly, without adding words like "majority" or "always" that go beyond it.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This passage gives us two facts: most fast growing jobs need a degree, but many new jobs, like desktop publisher, instead need basic skills in reading, communication and maths. We check each option against only what the passage actually supports.

1. Skills in reading, communication and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a desktop publisher: the passage names desktop publisher directly as one of the jobs where these basic skills matter for building a career, so this is fully supported.
2. The majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a college degree: the passage only says "many" new jobs need this, not "most" or "the majority", so this overstates the claim and is not valid.
3. A home health aide job relies more on communication skills than on reading and mathematics skills: the passage lists all three skills together without ranking one above another, so this comparison is not supported.
4. If a job is one of the fastest growing jobs, it will require a college degree: the passage says "most", not "all", fastest growing jobs need a degree, so this absolute claim goes beyond the evidence.

Only the first option restates something the passage states directly about desktop publishers, so it is the valid conclusion.

Let's summarize:

• The passage supports specific, direct claims, not generalisations like "majority" or "if...then always".
• Desktop publisher is explicitly named as needing these basic skills.

So the answer is option A.