Zach, a 9th grader, is studying for a test on the solar system with his friend and classmate, Maria, he comments, “I just saw an interesting article that said that winds on Neptune are sometimes more than a thousand miles an hour. That’s unbelievable. How can wind blow that hard?”

Why do you want to know something like that?” Maria asks. “That isn’t going to be on the test.

Oh, I don’t know, it just seemed interesting. We think we have hard winds here on Earth, but they aren’t even close,” Zach shrugs with a smile. “Okay, let’s get back to work.”

If Zach’s behaviors are consistent with patterns identified by research, which of the following is the best assessment of his academic achievement?

Group of answer choices

Zach is likely to be a lower achiever because he is drifting off task—thinking about information that won’t be on the test—as he studies with Maria.

Zach is likely to be a high achiever, because he demonstrating the personality characteristic openness.

Zach is likely to be a high achiever, because he is demonstrating the personality characteristic agreeableness.

Zach is likely to be a high achiever, because he is demonstrating the personality characteristic extraversion.