Directions: In the following item, a CLOZE question is given with ten blanks, each with four options. Select the most appropriate word from the options which fills the blanks correctly, and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
__________ in learning outcomes may depend on individual ability and motivation as well as the type of background one comes from and the types of resources one has access to.
- ADifference
- BDifferent
- CDifferentiated
- DDifferences Answers
Explanation
"Differences in learning outcomes may depend on individual ability and motivation..." — the plural "differences" is the idiomatic subject for variations across individuals, agreeing with "may depend". The singular "difference" is unidiomatic here, and "different"/"differentiated" are adjectives that cannot serve as the subject. Option (D) is correct.