Explanation for Question 8 From the Reading Section on the 2019 October Sat
Question eight says which choice provides the best answer for the answer to the, 2 or the best evidence for the answer to the previous question. 3 And we determined in an earlier video that the correct answer to question seven 4 was answer choice B that the passage best supports the characterization that 5 Alexandra Berkson possesses great instinct and insight. 6 So let's look at the lines of evidence given to us as answer choices 7 in question eight and see which one best supports that. 8 So we're looking for two elements. 9 We're looking for instinct and insight, and we're looking for attention to detail. 10 So let's start with answer choice a, 11 it starts in line 31. It says he referring to John Berkson 12 counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how 13 much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring. 14 He often called his daughter in to talk to her about this. 15 So answer choice, a briefly talks about Alexandra Berks, 16 and it's mostly talking about John Berkson. 17 And the only thing that it gives us about Alexandra is that sometimes John, 18 her father would talk to her about some of the stuff going on in 19 the farm, but it doesn't give us any specifics. So if a choice is 20 going to be incorrect for that reason, if you look at answer choice, 21 B starts in line 39, 22 it says his boys were willing enough to work. But when he talked with 23 them, they usually irritated him. So answer choice B isn't about Alexandra at all. ...