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If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since he wrote the piece, he would probably be most interested in the answer to which of the following questions?

A

Do students know more about the world around them?

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Do students spend more time in laboratories?

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Can students apply their knowledge logically?

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Have textbooks improved?

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Solution

The correct option is B Can students apply their knowledge logically?
In the last paragraph of the passage, the author hopes that someday in the future the education system will improve and then he would be most interested in the people who will pick up the techniques of science and a smaller minority of those who will apply the techniques and develop using them. So, the correct answer is option C).

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