[Video] Q24: As used in line 20, “expert” most nearly means

Explanation for Question 24 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4

Question 24 says as used nine, 20 expert, 2 most nearly means what? So let's look into the passage and get some context 3 here. This one is they're referring to starts in line 19. 4 It says dairy animals. On the other hand are expert protein producers. 5 They're utter swollen with milk. So this word expert is being used to describe 6 the relationship between dairy animals and being protein producers. 7 So let's look at the answer choices and see which one correctly maintains that 8 context there. So if you look at answer choice, 9 a, it says that dairy animals would be knowledgeable about protein producing. 10 So since this act of protein producing is a bodily function, 11 you're not going to describe it as knowledgeable. 12 It's more instinctual, right? It would be saying it would, 13 this would be equivalent to saying that all humans are knowledgeable about digestion, 14 just because it's a bodily function that we perform. 15 So that's my answer. Choice a would be incorrect. 16 If we look at answer choice B, it says that dairy animals would be 17 professional protein producers. In this case, 18 that would be implying that protein producing is a job that they're hired to 19 do or something along those lines. And while that might be metaphorically, 20 correct, like dairy cows produce milk and that milk could 21 be like producing that milk could be considered a job for the cows. 22 This isn't going to correctly maintain the context of the 23 literal use of the word expert. So ...