Read the following paragraph.

Students attending schools with mandatory uniform policies experience less pressure than do students who must choose their wardrobes. This is because school uniforms allow students and their parents to save money and time. The financial investment in uniforms at the beginning of the school year is far more economical than the purchase of an entire wardrobe of designer clothes and trendy styles. Students who do not have to deliberate what to wear each morning are able to invest their time in more productive ways, such as studying for tests or finishing homework. Uniforms may stifle students’ self-expression, but there are many other ways to reveal one’s individuality at school.

Which of the following statements best supports the author’s claim?

A) School uniforms, which are less baggy than many modern styles, make it more difficult for students to hide contraband items.

B) School uniforms make it easier for faculty and staff members to identify students as members of the student body.

C) Students are more focused on classroom instruction and less interested in what their peers are wearing.

D) Parents are supportive of public schools adopting school uniforms for several reasons; the most common being affordability.

Before reading the passage, read all the available answers. As you read, look for evidence that would support each of these answers. Clearly this paragraph is giving the best reasons to go to a school uniform policy rather than to not have one at all. So, list all of the reason why the policy would be better since this is the author's perspective. Then read through the answers again, eliminating the ones that could not possibly be the answer. There is nothing mentioned in the paragraph that would support A. The same can be said for B. Since there is little evidence to support C, D would be the best answer.