Explanation for Question 46 From the Reading Section on the 2021 March Sat
Question 46 as used in line 78, 2 account foremost nearly means what, 3 um, let's take a look back at line 78. 4 This question says it challenged long held ideas about how planets go rogue, 5 because the known methods wouldn't generate enough planets to account for all the wanders. 6 So account for here is used to me and I'm kind of reconciling 7 two pieces of information. They wouldn't make sense. 8 They wouldn't go together. Um, the known methods wouldn't generate enough planets 9 to accommodate or to make sense of the number of wanders. 10 So looking at our answer choices, 11 um, our best answer twice, it's going to be twice. 12 I explained, uh, if we look at that in context, 13 we can see, um, it makes the most sense. 14 It just fits the best. The known methods wouldn't generate enough planets to explain 15 all the wanders. Um, 16 so choice a is the best fit, um, 17 answer choice B comprise, um, 18 comprised here would mean kind of make up in this case, 19 we're looking for confirming evidence or comparing numbers. 20 So where those numbers are coming from, 21 where that, what they're comprised of isn't as relevant. 22 It's not the right fit Tracey locate. 23 Um, we already are aware of the locations of, 24 of these masses. So really what we're doing here is trying to compare evidence 25 about them. So locate isn't the right fit and identify again. 26 We're not trying to identify them. We're trying to explain or account for exactly 27 where they come from. So for all those reasons, 28 explain is the best answer. Um, 29 there looks to be like a minor typo here as well, 30 um, in terms of the tents that's used. 31 Um, but that's just a simple mistake on the exam in this case to 32 explain is really the best fit in terms of the meaning of the word. 33 So don't get confused by that little detail, um, 34 and choice a is correct for 46.