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SAT Reading Short Passages: Drill 3, Problem 1
Transcript
- 00:06
All in all, it's just another Shmoop in the wall...
- 00:13
Hit pause and familiarize yourself with the below passage. Not TOO familiar... you just met.
- 00:21
The primary purpose of the passage is to... what?
- 00:24
And here are the potential answers...
- 00:29
Take a look at line 5: as the centerpiece
Full Transcript
- 00:32
of our passage, this sentence does everything to gift us with the definition of "built environment"
- 00:38
except stick a big bow on top.
- 00:40
Anyway, we know we're looking for the answer choice that captures the passage's neutral
- 00:45
presentation of what a "built environment" is.
- 00:49
So check out choices (A), (B), and (D). They all make it sound like the passage is trying say that "built
- 00:56
environments" are awesome and everybody should want one.
- 00:59
Though the passage is generally positive, it's not too over the top in its support,
- 01:03
so these choices all get kicked to the curb.
- 01:07
(E) claims that the passage hates "built
- 01:10
environments" and wants other people to hate them, too.
- 01:13
Well, lot of haters. So cross out (E). The passage isn't doing this either.
- 01:17
Since the passage is neutral and only focuses on schooling the reader about the built environment—(C)
- 01:24
is the correct answer.
- 01:25
We hope everybody learned something today.
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