Explanation for Question 16 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 10
Question 16 is paired with question 15. 2 It says which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous 3 question and the correct answer to the previous question stated that many attempts 4 to improve traffic are well-intentioned, but ultimately lead to environmental harm. 5 So let's look at the lines. They give us in 16 to see which 6 ones best represent that fact. 7 If you look at answer choice, a it says that means that a new 8 transit system has to be backed up by something that impels complimentary reductions in 9 car use say the physical elimination of traffic lanes or conversion of existing roadways 10 into bike or bus lanes, ideally in combination with higher fuel taxes, 11 parking fees, and tolls. So answer choice a is incorrect because it doesn't say 12 anything about environmental harm. 13 And that was a key part of the answer choice in 15. 14 So a is incorrect for that reason. 15 If we look at answer choice B, it says that tolerance has grown in 16 recent decades now, not just in the United States, 17 but it isn't unlimited. And even people who don't seem to mind spending half 18 their day in the car, eventually reach a point where finally enough is enough. 19 So these lines are talking about the tolerance of commuters for long commutes. 20 It's not again saying anything about the environmental harm that was in the answer 21 in 15. So that's why B is incorrect. If you look at C, 22 it says if in a misguided effort to do something of environmental...