Answer Choices
demonstrate the concept of the hands-on nature of the work done by scientists.
highlight the fact that scientists often write about their discoveries.
underscore the sense of importance that scientists have regarding their work.
reinforce the idea that the evidence is there and can be interpreted by scientists.
Explanation for Question 45 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4
Question 45 says the author uses the phrase is written in inline six, 2 most likely to one. So let's look back in a passage and get a 3 little bit of context here. If we look at the sentences is contained and 4 it starts in line five and says that a powerful volcano erupted somewhere in 5 the world, sometime in the middle ages is written in polar ice cores in 6 the form of layers of sulfate deposits and tiny shards of volcanic glass. 7 So what this phrase is saying that is written in phrase, 8 it's just saying that this is where evidence is found. 9 So it could be read that that a powerful book came out erupted somewhere 10 in the world. Sometime in the middle ages is found in polar 11 ice cores and the form of layers of sulfate deposits and tiny shards of 12 volcanic glass. So let's look at the answer choices and see which one kind 13 of underscores this idea that it's just where this evidence is found and that's 14 all the sentence or phrases conveying. 15 So if you look at answer choice, a, it says to demonstrate the concept 16 of the hands-on nature of the work done by scientists. 17 So this is taking the idea of the word written a bit too, 18 literally the hands-on nature being that they're writing something or 19 finding some kind of writing. So that's why answer choice a would be incorrect. 20 It's just too literal and answer choice B is much the same highlighting. 21 The fact that scientists often write about their discoveries. 22 That's not what these lines are sayin...