SAT Reading & Writing · Cross-Text Connections
**Text 1** Studies of paid parental leave policies have found that access to paid leave increases the amount of time parents spend at home…
**Text 1**
Studies of paid parental leave policies have found that access to paid leave increases the amount of time parents spend at home with a newborn and can improve mothers' likelihood of remaining continuously employed after childbirth.
**Text 2**
Other research examining countries with very long leave entitlements, sometimes a year or more, has found that such extended leave can reduce promotion rates or long-term earnings for some women, compared to women who return to work sooner.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the findings in Text 1 and Text 2?
Studies of paid parental leave policies have found that access to paid leave increases the amount of time parents spend at home with a newborn and can improve mothers' likelihood of remaining continuously employed after childbirth.
**Text 2**
Other research examining countries with very long leave entitlements, sometimes a year or more, has found that such extended leave can reduce promotion rates or long-term earnings for some women, compared to women who return to work sooner.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the findings in Text 1 and Text 2?
Answer and explanation
Answer: B: The benefits described in Text 1 and the potential drawbacks described in Text 2 may both be real, depending on the length of the leave entitlement involved.
Text 2 specifically qualifies its concern to "very long leave entitlements," which leaves room for Text 1's more general finding about paid leave's benefits to remain true for shorter or more typical leave policies. B captures this length-dependent nuance precisely. A overstates Text 2 into a blanket claim about all paid leave, when it specifically targets very long entitlements. C misreads two clearly connected discussions of the same general policy area. D directly contradicts Text 1's explicit finding about employment continuity.
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