Question

(A) But as access to other texts is enjoyed more widely, some of the dominance textbooks now enjoy will wane.

(b) As indeed will the power of teachers—whose prejudices may often be just as ingrained as those found in textbooks, and rather harder to pin down.

(c) It won’t be long before children, will be able to access, by way of smartphones, the textbooks prescribed for their courses.

(d) As long as textbooks in one form or another are used and as long as they are issued or approved by the state, they will remain a political issue.

Hint:

When asked to exclude an unrelated sentence, check which option shifts focus away from the core theme of the other sentences.

Answer 1

Let’s examine the core theme in each sentence: - (A): Discusses how access to more texts can reduce textbook dominance → relevant
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(c): Talks about how children will access textbooks digitally (via smartphones) → relevant to accessibility
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(d): Talks about the political role of textbooks if approved by the state → relevant to the context of textbooks and their significance
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(b): Switches focus to **teachers’ prejudices** rather than the issue of access or control of textbooks Hence,
(b) is off-topic. The remaining three—(A),
(c), and
(d)—logically connect around the core issue of textbook access, format, and influence. Final Answer: \( \boxed{\text{
(b)}} \)