IELTS reading main_idea Practice

Choose the best heading for paragraph E.

Question type: matching headings · Difficulty: advanced

1. A. The financial costs of universal schooling
2. B. The military and political origins of a new model
3. C. Adaptation and ideological purpose in new contexts
4. D. The role of education in post-colonial nation-building

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Paragraph E focuses on the 20th century and explicitly states, 'especially in the post-colonial era, public education became a fundamental tool for nation-building.' It elaborates that for 'fledgling nations emerging from imperial rule,' education was a way to forge a 'unified identity.' This directly matches the heading about education's role in post-colonial nation-building.

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