Item 3 Question 1
Part A

What inference can be made about the jobs of the future from "President Obama's Third Annual Back to School Speech"?

They will require the ability to be creative.

They will require previous work experience.

Jobs of the future will require a college degree.

Jobs of the future will require scientific knowledge.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the speech best supports the inference in Part A?

“Or maybe you’ll write the next great American novel.”

“We’ll be able to make sure the newest inventions and the latest breakthroughs happen right here in the United States of America.”

“But the fact of the matter is, is that more than 60 percent of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma -- more than 60 percent.”

“I was just talking to Donae, and she wants to be an architect, and she’s interning with an architectural firm, and she’s already got her sights set on what school she wants to go to.”