O /p Statement For Standardized Testing

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O/P Statement:
Although, some people like standardized testing, after these reasons you might not.

Transition word and 1st Reason/Detail/Fact:
First of all, standardized testing is not necessary.

The testing does not teach us anything and usually they are is just random information that we don’t know. The test does not go for our grade they make us take it so they can see how much the teacher has been teaching us. We also don’t need to take them because teachers already give us tests that actually count towards our grade.

After that, they are going to get harder and worse.

Schools think they are to important and they prepare us to much for nothing that does anything good for us. The test aren’t really reliable and people can

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