Question

The author of Passage $1$ and Nelson and Bloom on Passage $2$ all agree that

• A. Adults are able to learn new behaviors rapidly and successfully
• B. The human brain is able to withstand a great deal of trauma
• C. Children are able to acquire motor skills more easily than language skills
• D. Much brain development takes place during the early years of childhood
• E. The brain becomes increasingly difficult to modify after the first three years of life

Answer 1

The correct option is D Much brain development takes place during the early years of childhood

Though the author of passage 1 and Nelson and Bloom of passage 2 might disagree on the whether the brain stops developing after a certain age or not, both agree on the fact that much of a child's brain development occurs in the first few years of life. Thus D is the best answer. Other choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context.