Which reason can Sanjay use to most effectively refute
the counterclaim?

This question is incomplete because a section of the last option is missing. Here is the complete option: It is true that students often work and do household chores, but managing homework in addition to other responsibilities helps students learn to organize their time efficiently and prioritize their studies.

The correct answer is D. It is true that students often work and do household chores, but managing homework in addition to other responsibilities helps students learn to organize their time efficiently and prioritize their studies.

Explanation

A counterclaim is an argument that opposes the main idea of ​​a text. In this case, Sanjay is trying to refute the following counterclaim "Teacher should not assign a heavy homework load because many high school students have jobs and their share of household chores" so he must take into account all aspects of this argument and provide evidence or support to disprove this idea.

According to the above, Sanjay must use option D ." It is true that students often work and do household chores, but managing homework in addition to other responsibilities helps students to organize their time efficiently and prioritize their studies" because this provides evidence to prove homework is essential even if students work or do household chores, which shows the counterclaim is false.

alone =having no one else present.