Explanation for Question 15 From the Reading Section on the 2019 April Sat
All right, for number 15, we want to know what the main purpose of 2 the fourth paragraph is. So let's go to lines 26 through 42 and 3 reread the fourth paragraph. 4 And here it is. 5 So they started by recruiting a group of volunteers in their thirties, 6 Democrats, Republicans, and independents, and asking them to state their positions on a variety 7 of issues, and then talks about the issues. 8 Then it says the volunteers indicated how strongly they felt and rated their own 9 understanding. Then the volunteers were instructed to write, 10 elaborate explanations. It gives an example of what they would write. 11 Um, they were not asked for value judgements, 12 but only for a detailed description of the mechanics. 13 So, basically right before this, 14 it says they ran a series of lab experiments. 15 Then this fourth paragraph, following that sentence is talking about what 16 they did in the experiments, what the volunteers did, 17 who they recruited. So it's basically just outlining the experiment. 18 Now, if we look at our answer choices, 19 that is choice C the fourth paragraph is meant to outline the specifics 20 of an experiment.