Explanation for Question 33 From the Reading Section on the 2019 May Sat
Question 33 asks which choice from passage one best supports the idea that Roosevelt's 2 view the cooperation of various nations in the development of the universal declaration 3 of human rights marks a major accomplishment. 4 So let's look at the lines of evidence given to us as answer choices 5 here and see which one best supports this idea. 6 So we're just looking for some element of cooperation, 7 being a major accomplishment here. So we'll start with answer choice a, 8 it says line three through four, 9 say it is not a treaty. It is not an international agreement. 10 So in this case, they're giving us some notion of like cooperation. 11 They're describing this universal declaration of human rights as not a treaty and not 12 an international agreement, which actually might be a little bit misleading, 13 right? If you're saying it's not some kind of agreement, 14 then you might miss that element of cooperation here. 15 And there's also no indication that this is a major accomplishment. 16 So answer choice a would be incorrect. If we look at answer choice B 17 lines 14 through 18, they say at a time when there are so many 18 issues on which we find it difficult to reach a common basis of agreement, 19 it is a significant fact. So that part is the major accomplishment. 20 Significant fact that 58 states have found such a large measure 21 of agreement in the complex field of human rights. 22 And then that measure large measure of agreement. 23 There is indicative of that coop...