Answer Choices
Yes, because it supplies quantitative data that will be examined in the rest of the paragraph.
Yes, because it explains the nature of the bodily functions referred to in the next sentence.
No, because it interrupts the discussion of circadian rhythms.
No, because it does not take into account whether workers were exposed to sunlight outside the office.
Explanation for Question 3 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 3
Now for number three. And I'd like to point out that at least on 2 this version of the test, that puts a different number where it should have 3 said number three. Um, but we are in fact looking at three and it 4 says that at this point, the writer's considering adding the following sentence, 5 which says that workers in offices with windows sleep an average of 46 6 minutes more per night than without windows. 7 And we're asked, should we make this addition? 8 And so in order to know that we have to look closely at our 9 passage and see if that's on topic or off topic. 10 And so we're talking about a study in 2013, 11 um, in Chicago that showed the inadequate natural light could result in eye strain, 12 headaches, and fatigue and interference with circadian rhythms. 13 And then we go on to say circadian rhythms, which are controlled by the 14 body's clock influenced temperature. 15 And so what we see here is we're kind of talking about circadian rhythms 16 here, and then we finally get a definition of circadian rhythms. 17 And so to insert something in between, those would really disrupt the flow of 18 the passage, right? Because we introduce one word and then following 19 that, we'd get, we give a definition of that word. 20 Right? And so a doesn't really make sense here because it doesn't give us 21 the quantitative data, um, examined in the rest of the paragraph, 22 right? Because within the rest of the paragraph, 23 we don't really examine that particular study. 24 So a i...