Question

of young refugees in dallas, texas.
as you read, take notes on the challenges that refugee children face in american schools.
(1) going to school in the u.s. can be hard.
students are expected to juggle classes,
extracurricular activities, homework, and
maintain an active social life. but for burmese
refugee sd, there’s a far greater learning
curve.
my first day of school, i did not know what to
do,” sd said. “there are so many people and
so many classrooms, and everyone was
talking so fast. they all had so many books
and things that i did not know i was supposed
to have. i got lost in the school and i could not
find my class, and i felt like everyone except
me was at the end and laughing. it was one of the scariest things in my life.”
sd, whose name we cannot disclose because of his age and refugee status, came to the
u.s. in the summer of 2016 and is currently in his freshman year in dallas, texas. his
experience within the u.s. educational system has not been unique — refugee children
face these challenges daily.
almost 85,000 refugees have immigrated to the u.s. in the past fiscal year, and
school districts throughout the country receive new refugee students daily. due to the
sponsor of refugee resettlement within the u.s., certain cities and school districts yield
disproportionately high numbers of refugees. one such city is dallas, texas.
a lonely classroom in the summer by
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question 1 of 3
for sb, school in dallas is hard because...
a texas receives more refugees than other states.
b the system of refugee resettlement is unfair.
c he is going to a new school in a new country.
d his problems are not unique and are therefore
ignored.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The text says "Almost 85,000 refugees have immigrated to the U.S. in the past fiscal year, and school districts throughout the country receive new refugee students daily. Due to the... high numbers of refugees. One such city is Dallas, Texas." This shows Texas (and Dallas) has a significant number of refugees, making school hard due to adjusting to a new school in a new country (cultural, social, and academic adjustments).
• Option B: The text states "the U.S. educational system has not been unique — refugee children face these challenges daily" which means the system's refugee resettlement aspect isn't unfair in a way that makes Dallas school hard; it's a general challenge, not about unfairness.
• Option C: The question is why school in Dallas is hard. The text focuses on refugee children's challenges (like SB's experience: new school, new country, adjusting to classes, social life). The option "he is going to a new school in a new country" aligns with the context of refugee children (like SB) facing challenges in U.S. schools (Dallas) due to being in a new school and country.
• Option D: The text says "the U.S. educational system has not been unique — refugee children face these challenges daily" which means his problems are similar to other refugee children, not that they are ignored. So D is incorrect.

Among the options, the best reason is that he (a refugee child) is going to a new school in a new country, which matches the challenges described (adjusting to classes, social life, etc.).

Answer:

C. he is going to a new school in a new country.