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Check Your Work - Chapter 20
1, D whales, while (D) only discusses horses. Choice (C)
Difficulty: Easy
category: Expression of Ideas
Getting to the Answer: Always read the question first, and
check the choices as soon as you can predict the answer.
Here, the question asks for a similarity between spider
webs and springs, so keep this idea in 'mind as you read
the points. The first point provides a fact about spiders:
they can make webs that store mechanicai energy. The
second point provides a fact about springs: when they are
stretched, they store mechanical energy. That similarity is
enough to identify (D) as the corre answer. The_ remain-
ing points provide additional information, but predicting as
you read can save valuable time on test day.
None of the incorrect choices draw a comparison. (A)
only discusses spiders, (B) only mentions spider webs,
and (C) only discusses springs.
2. B
Difficulty: Medium
Ca egory: Expression of Ideas
Getting to the Answer: The question asks for a simi-
larity between horses and whales, so keep this idea in
mind as you read the points. The first point provides
some background information cin all mammals, so read
this point quickly. The second point is the only one that
mentions horses, so read this sentence carefully and
note the main idea: galloping horses use breathing to
prevent brain damage from blood pressure pulses. The
third point presents a difference between horses and
whales, so read this quickly. Similarly, the fourth point
simpiy provides some background information about
whales. Nothing is mentioned about blood pressure or
breathing, the key points made about horses, so read
this point quickly as well. Since a comparison has not
Yet been made between horses and whales, expect to
find this information in the final point, so read it care-
fully. Whales have special blood vessels that remove
the pulses. A good prediction is something like, "Both
whales and horses have ways to prevent brain damage
that could be caused by movement." This prediction
matches (B), the correct answer.
None of the incorrect choices indicate a similarity
between horses and whales. Choice (A) only addresses
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presents a difference, not a similarity, between the two
mammals.
3. D
Difficulty: Medium
Category: Expressio of Ideas
Getting to the Answer: The question asks for a contrast
between the styles of two artists. Read all the points,
because some may contain helpful background informa-
tion, but only read the points that mention the artists'
styles carefully. The first two points do not name any_
artists, so read them quickly. The third point mentions
Douglas, so note that his style "connected traditional
imagery from African masks and sculpture to cubism."
The fourth point describes cubism as using "fractured
and fragmented imaginary shapes." The fifth point
describes Barthe's style as "a nuanced and realistic
aesthetic." A good prediction would be something like,
"Douglas' style used unusual shapes, but Barthe's style
was realistic." This prediction matches (D), the correct
answer.
As a strategy tip, notice that (D) is also the only choice
that uses a contrast keyword, "whereas," and mentions
both artists. This is enough to identify the correct answer
even if you found it challenging to describe the exact
difference between the artists' styles.
None of the incorrect choices include the features the
question demanded: (A) ignores Douglas, (B) presents a
similarity, not a contrast; and (C) ignores Barthe.
4. C
Difficulty: Medium
Category: Expression of Ideas
Getting to the Answer: The question asks for a contrast
between the original plan for the Appalachian Trail and
the Trail today. Focus on these two ideas as you read
the points. Note the details about the Trail mentioned
in the first point: its length, starting and ending points,
and general description, "a wilderness footpath that
traverses the Ap.palachian Mountains." The second point
describes a benefit of the Trail for hikers, and the third
point describes how the Trail benefited wilderness pres-
ervation. The original plan for the Trail has not yet been
mentioned, so expect to find that information coming
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