The local school board in middletown has decided to introduce standardized assessent tests for all students in the sixth grade. the test has separate sections for math and english. based on the research into gender differences in cognitive abilities, you should expect that

the female students will score higher than the male students on the English section of the assessment test.
The research into gender differences in cognitive abilities showed that on average females are slightly better in verbal and language-related subjects and males perform slightly better in mathematics  and visuopatial skills

Ithink it's a, but i might be wrong