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SAT Reading 1.4 Passage Comparison 200 Views
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 1, Problem 4
- Foreign Language / Chinese Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Arabic Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Korean Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Spanish Subtitled
- Synthesis / Analyzing multiple texts
- Product Type / SAT Reading
- Complex Inferences / Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama
- Reading Assessment / Connections/Comparisons in Two Passages
- Rhetoric / Analyzing point of view
Transcript
- 00:03
So many questions, so little time...
- 00:05
We've kept these passages on ice for you. Hit pause and let the defrosting begin...
- 00:13
The author of Passage 2 would likely respond to the efforts of the group described in Passage
- 00:18
1 by...what?
- 00:20
And here are the potential answers...
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- 00:26
The author of Passage 1 is just reporting the facts about these politicians' wives
- 00:30
who wanted to censor those demonic rock stars...
- 00:33
...while the author of Passage 2 thinks that it's those politician's wives who are
- 00:37
demonic.
- 00:39
One author is unbiased, and the other has a strong opinion.
- 00:41
There's no way (B) is correct.
- 00:44
The author of Passage 2 obviously hates the idea of censorship and would let Judas Priest
- 00:48
sell their albums in church if they wanted.
- 00:51
OK, so maybe Author Number 2 wouldn't go quite that far.
- 00:55
Choice (D) is wrong for the same reason as choice (B).
- 00:58
Author #2 thinks the rockers should be able to rock out any way they please.
- 01:02
He does allude to the fact that gangsta rap is considered more hardcore than classic rock
- 01:07
like The Beatles.
- 01:09
The author only brings up the comparison to show how pointless censorship is, though.
- 01:15
Sorry, choice (E), we're going to have to censor you from our list.
- 01:19
Though Author #2 obviously thinks the censorship enthusiasts are terrible people...
- 01:23
...he or she doesn't bring up any conspiracy theories about what their political motives
- 01:28
might be.
- 01:29
Choice (C) is out. Since Passage 2 seems more interested in making
- 01:32
a point about how people react to censorship, especially in lines 24 through 26...
- 01:37
...(A) is the best answer.
- 01:39
Great... now Passage 1 and Passage 2 can get back in their hat.
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