Question

20 the story of america isn’t about p... quit when things got tough. it’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
21 it’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. young people. students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. . . .
22 so today, i want to ask all of you, what’s your contribution going to be? what problems are you going to solve? what discoveries will you make? what will a president who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country?
23 now, your families, your teachers, and i are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these...
26 how is paragraph 22 connected to the historical information presented in paragraphs 20–21?
options:
a it suggests that previous generations should be an inspiration to obama’s audience.
b it ranks the current achievements of obama’s audience against previous generations.
c it shows that previous generations would be proud of the students in obama’s audience.
d it highlights the limited understanding that obama’s audience has about previous generations.

Explanation:

To solve this, analyze the paragraphs:

• Paragraphs 20 - 21 highlight past generations' efforts (e.g., revolution, overcoming Depression, civil rights, moon landing).
• Paragraph 22 asks Obama's audience about their contributions. Option A: Previous generations' stories (perseverance, achievements) should inspire the audience to act, matching the connection (past as inspiration for present action).
• Option B: No ranking of achievements.
• Option C: No mention of pride.
• Option D: Audience is asked to contribute, not shown to have limited understanding.

Answer:

A. It suggests that previous generations should be an inspiration to Obama’s audience.