[Video] Q1: As used in line 2, "primitive" most nearly means

Explanation for Question 1 From the Reading Section on the 2021 March Sat

All right, taking a look now at our 2021 March sat exam, 2 starting with the reading section, 3 let's take a look at question number one. 4 This question asks as he is in line to primitive most Marilyn . 5 So let's refer back to our line in context. 6 Uh, we're looking for the word primitive again in line to the 7 author writes that it is amusing to think how primitive our efforts were 8 in those early years. And they go on to describe sort of the difficulties 9 of the shooting conditions. Um, 10 talking about how the set conditions were disturbed a lot by the, 11 um, outside lighting, by weather patterns and things of that nature. 12 So she's referring to primitive efforts here, 13 looking at our answer choices, choice a is the best fit here. 14 Basic, um, describing cope. 15 Basic the situation was how basic their, 16 their, um, ability to respond to different conditions was kind 17 of suggests that there were a lot of challenges on these sets as the 18 author goes on to describe further in the paragraph. 19 Um, our other answer choices choice be anxious, 20 um, while it's definitely true that this kind of form of shooting is a 21 bit outdated. Outdated would kind of be the right word for that rather than 22 ancient, uh, choic original, 23 um, original might also mean kind of classic or older in some contexts, 24 but here it's not the right fit. Um, 25 and choice D natural. Um, 26 again, sometimes primitive refers to natural surroundings. 27 Um, but in this case, primitive really just means, 28 um, sort of, sort of dated sort of, 29 um, inadequate or, or very basic. 30 Um, so D is not quite the right fit, 31 but rather we'll select answer choice a for question number one,