Answer Choices
Yes, because it serves as a counterargument to the quotation from astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Yes, because it reinforces the passage’s point about the importance of NASA’s work.
No, because it undermines the passage’s claim about the economic benefits of NASA’s work.
No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing information that does not support the paragraph’s claim about the importance of NASA’s work.
Explanation for Question 10 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 7
Number 10 says at this point, 2 the writer is considering adding the following sentence and then they tell you the 3 sentence and it says, should the writer make this addition here? 4 So these types of questions, they always take up a lot of space just 5 because there's so many words in them and they look really daunting, 6 but they're not that bad. All you have to do is skim this paragraph 7 here, identify the main point or the main topic 8 or the main claim. Once you know that, 9 then look back to the sentence we want to add and see if it 10 has any relevant information or whether it's just a distraction. 11 If this was a persuasive paper or something, 12 you'd want to see if the sentence has any evidence that supports the main 13 claim. All right, 14 now let's summarize this paragraph or at least paraphrase it to get to the 15 main point. It says Tyson's expansive vision for the 16 agency. Hints that another mission of NASA is illuminated in his observation. 17 And then they have a quote develop an instant global consciousness. 18 Okay. So I'm already sensing a theme here. We have global consciousness, 19 expansive vision mission. 20 All right, let's keep reading a people orientation, 21 an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world and a compulsion to do 22 something about it. With world population topping 7 billion humanity 23 is in need of some perspective. 24 Therefore, we should continue to support NASA, 25 not only for the practical reasons, but also because...