Explanation for Question 10 From the Reading Section on the 2019 April Sat
For number 10, that we want to know what the word benediction primarily 2 serves to do. And that isn't line 97. 3 So I'm going to quickly go to line 97 before looking at the answers 4 and find the word here it is. 5 So she put her hand on mine, a benediction from then we were friends. 6 So now we can think about what just happened in the story. 7 And Sally, I had just got done kind of comforting 8 the narrator after this uncomfortable talk they had about the school that 9 she's going to, the school that her daughter is going to. 10 So this gesture right here is kind of saying 11 I'm here for you. So now if we start looking at the choices, 12 we can get rid of B because it's definitely not viewing Selly 13 as an authority figure. I don't think it was to demonstrate how eloquently 14 she spoke. And then even though Ben addiction is usually used 15 in a religious, in a religious context to mean a blessing. 16 I don't think that was the purpose of including that word. 17 I think C is the best answer here. And it's emphasizing how meaningful Sally's 18 gesture was for the narrator, especially after what she just said to comfort her.