Explanation for Question 36 From the Reading Section on the 2019 October Sat
Question 36 says the phrases cognitive costs and worry-free zones in lines 45 2 through 46, help convey a sense of the what. 3 So let's look back at this part of the passage to get some context 4 here so we can read it. Just kind of like the sentence before it 5 says, but our ancestors couldn't maintain, 6 couldn't maintain a state of constant alert. 7 The cognitive cost would have been too great. 8 They needed worry free zones. So what the, 9 this first part of the paragraph is outlining specifically is kind of 10 the mental toll of maintaining a state of 11 constant alert or always being worried about what's happening. 12 And so they're saying that they need worry free zones. 13 So let's see if any of the answer choices, 14 talk to us about that mental toll. 15 So if we look right off the bat, 16 we have answer choice a, the mental toll of continual uneasiness. 17 And this is pretty much along the lines of what we were saying. 18 Answer choice a is going to be the correct answer here, 19 right? That cognitive cost is synonymous with this mental toll and 20 the worry free zones would ease this continual uneasiness. 21 But let's talk about all of the other answer choices. 22 So answer choice B says the physical damage caused by ongoing attacks. 23 In this case answer choice B is going to be incorrect because it's specifying 24 physical damage. In this case, those lines aren't talking about anything physical, 25 I feel look at answer choice C. It says the intellectual challeng...