Answer Choices
Yes, because it provides historical context for the changes discussed in the passage.
Yes, because it provides a useful reminder of how people once viewed Siqueiros’s work.
No, because it unnecessarily repeats information from earlier in the passage.
No, because it makes a claim about Siqueiros’s work that is not supported by the passage.
Explanation for Question 11 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4
Not for number 11. We're considering adding the sentence that says when it was 2 painted in 1932 Securosis mural was considered offensive, 3 but now it's biz acclaimed and immediately hearing this, 4 it should ring a bell, right? Because if we go back up earlier in 5 our paragraph, right about here in our passage, 6 rather if we look at this paragraph right here, 7 we see that, you know, the political message did not please people, 8 they painted over it. They hated it so much. 9 They painted over it. And so from this paragraph, 10 you know, we see that the mural was offensive to some people. 11 And then later on, we see how people began to celebrate the mural. 12 Um, we're rediscovering it, we're promoting it. 13 We've had some social movements. And so now it's really appreciated. 14 Um, or in other words, acclaimed, 15 right? And so this sentence right 16 here is, you know, already been well, 17 uh, you know, discussed earlier in the passage. 18 And if there's one thing, the sat hates, 19 it's a repetition. Um, so this information here, 20 not only does it not really fit well in the context, 21 because we're not really talking about, you know, 22 how people felt during Securosis time, 23 we're talking about this restoration and its role as a, 24 as a tourist attraction. So not only does the sentence not fit well with 25 the context, but it's also very repetitive and that's best encapsulated 26 by the answer choice a where we say we repeat information. 27 Um, but if we look ...