Question

starting a new school year is something i have always been reluctant to do, but i dread it for a strange reason. im not scared of my teachers. im not fretting over what shoes im going to wear. i dont hate math or social studies. no, nothing like that. most of my friends dread going back to school for the usual reasons: because it means the end of summer; because they simply do not like school. me, i actually like school. i just hate having to learn a new schedule!

my perfect schedule

in an ideal world, each school year would be structured the exact same way as last years. i would always have math first period, english second, and social studies third. then i would have lunch before starting on biology, art, and ending the day with gym.

i can live with the fact that we have to study different subjects each year. after all, there is no point in relearning the same concepts

in the narrator’s coming school schedule, he or she will have
a three classes before lunch instead of four
b four classes a day instead of six
c five classes a day instead of four
d six classes a day instead of four

Explanation:

First, analyze the "My Perfect Schedule" section: last year's schedule had math (1st), English (2nd), social studies (3rd), then lunch, followed by biology, art, and gym (3 classes after lunch), totaling 6 classes (3 before + 3 after). The question is about the coming school schedule. The narrator's perfect schedule has 6 classes (3 before lunch, 3 after). Now, check the options:

• Option A: "three classes before lunch instead of four" – The perfect schedule has 3 before lunch, but we don't know if the new schedule has 4 before. Eliminate.
• Option B: "four classes a day instead of six" – The perfect schedule has 6, so this is incorrect. Eliminate.
• Option C: "five classes a day instead of four" – The perfect schedule has 6, not 5. Eliminate.
• Option D: "six classes a day instead of four" – The perfect schedule (last year's ideal) has 6 classes (3 before lunch, 3 after). The narrator dislikes learning a new schedule, implying the new schedule might differ, but the key is the perfect schedule (last year) had 6, and the question is about the coming schedule. Wait, re - read: The narrator's perfect schedule (ideal) is 6 classes (math, English, social studies before lunch; biology, art, gym after). The question is "in the narrator's coming school schedule, he or she will have". Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the "My Perfect Schedule" is the ideal (last year's structure). The narrator says "I can live with the fact that we have to study different subjects each year...". Wait, no, the key is: The perfect schedule (ideal) has 6 classes (3 before lunch, 3 after). Now, the options: D says "six classes a day instead of four" – the ideal (last year) had 6, so if the coming schedule is like the ideal (but the narrator dislikes new schedules), but the options: Let's re - evaluate. Wait, the "My Perfect Schedule" has 6 classes (math, English, social studies (3 before lunch), then biology, art, gym (3 after lunch)). So total 6. The question is about the coming schedule. The options: D is "six classes a day instead of four" – the ideal (last year) had 6, so if the coming schedule is 6 (instead of maybe 4 in a non - ideal case? Wait, maybe the narrator's previous schedule (ideal) was 6, and the new schedule (coming) is 6? No, the narrator dislikes new schedules, so maybe the new schedule is different, but the options: Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the perfect schedule (ideal) has 6 classes. The options:
• A: 3 before lunch (ideal has 3) vs 4 – no.
• B: 4 instead of 6 – ideal has 6, so no.
• C: 5 instead of 4 – ideal has 6, no.
• D: 6 instead of 4 – ideal has 6, so if the coming schedule is 6 (instead of 4), this matches. So D is correct.

Answer:

D. six classes a day instead of four