[Video] Q11: The authors most likely use the examples in lines 1-9 of the passage (“every . . . showers”) to highlight the

Explanation for Question 11 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 1

Okay. So number 11 is our first question here. 2 And this is actually kind of interesting because usually the first question is a 3 main idea question. This one is not, 4 so let's just go right into the lines that it references. 5 So it says the authors most likely use the examples in line one through 6 nine of the passage to highlight what well, 7 what is line one through nine talking about, um, 8 remember one through nine, I was just telling us about gifts in general was 9 not making argument yet. So it says everyday millions of shoppers hit the stores 10 in full force, searching frantically for the perfect gift. 11 Last year, Americans spent over $30 billion at retail stores in the month of December 12 alone, aside from purchasing holiday gifts. 13 Most people regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, 14 including weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries, 15 graduations, and baby showers. So one through nine up until the word showers is 16 essentially just talking about the size of gift giving in America, 17 right? 18 It's talking about how often people give gifts for what occasions they give gifts, 19 weddings, birthdays, Christmas, how much they're spending and just like the 20 sheer frequency with which they give gifts. So that's going to be the answer 21 here is just how often people are getting gifts. 22 So a shows the regularity with which people shop for gifts. 23 Regularity means how often, right? How, how often they're doing it. 24 Um, there wa...