PART A: Which of the following identifies Khan’s claim in the speech?

A The United States is falling behind other nations in academics because of its focus on test scores rather than on the mastery of concepts.
B Practicing mastery in schools is now possible through technology, and necessary to foster academic and mental growth in students.
C Promoting mastery is necessary in schools to prepare students for the degree of intelligence required to work during the information revolution.
D While taking a mastery approach to education would be difficult for students and teachers, it is necessary to prepare students for the workforce.

B Practicing mastery in schools is now possible through technology, and necessary to foster academic and mental growth in students.

Explanation:

Sal Khan's speech (Let's Teach Mastery-Not Test Scores) tackles on the issue  about what most students face when it comes to the traditional way of teaching that relies on test scores. For him, practicing a concept over and over again is important before moving to the next concept or topic. This is called "mastery." It may sound impractical if this will be done to every student as teachers say the teaching will be more personalized.

However, Khan argued that with the tools and technology of these days, it becomes easier to practice mastery in school. This is an essential step that will allow the students to grow not only academically, but also mentally. This will allow them to focus on their potentials and believe that they can get there. It will allow fast-paced progress with the world's civilizations.

So, this explains the answer.

b)metaphor

explanation:

when reading the sentence carefully it says,"hope is a thing with feathers" it's like saying: hope is a thing like feathers

get what i'm saying? instead of using a smilie like or as they use "with"

it would be nice enough if i got .

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."