[Video] Q3: In the 1770s, banneker made a fortuitous friendship. or the 1770s were filled with social and political upheaval. or banneker's life was significantly influenced by several people. or banneker continued his studies in science and math.

Explanation for Question 3 From the Writing Section on the 2018 April Sat

Hey guys. So question three says which choice most effectively establishes the main topic 2 of the paragraph. So we're going to read this paragraph in full and then 3 answer this question. And normally, if you were just taking the sat, 4 what I want you to do is answer the questions, 5 then the paragraph, and then come back and answer this one. 6 So the answer four and five before answering three, 7 as we go along, but for our purposes, we're just going to answer three 8 right now. And this paragraph reads when the wealthy Ellicott family built 9 a flour mill, not far from his farm Banneker, 10 befriended, George Ellicott Alcott's knowledge about science and astronomy impressed him. 11 They met regularly at the flour mill and bankers home, 12 where they met to discuss the Bates and astronomy from Ellicott Banneker, 13 Bard books by authors, such as James Ferguson, 14 a leading astronomer at the time. 15 So this is saying that Ellicot met this guy, um, 16 um, sorry that Banneker met this guy Ellicott and they started sharing their knowledge 17 with one another. Um, 18 so let's look through our answer choices and see which of these fits in. 19 These says Bennett who continue to study some science and math. 20 Um, this doesn't really seem to establish the main topic of the paragraph. 21 That main topic is that he met this guy, um, 22 Ellicott and became friends with them. C says, 23 banker's life was significantly influenced by several people. 24 Now this might be true for other...