{"id":"cb_practice_pdf:t11-english-m1-q30","source_id":"cb_practice_pdf","source_item_id":"t11-english-m1-q30","external_id":null,"ibn":null,"question_id":null,"program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":null,"domain":null,"skill_code":null,"skill":null,"difficulty":null,"score_band":null,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"rationale","layout_warning":null,"form_id":"cb_practice_pdf:test-11","module_number":1,"position":30,"stem":"30 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • “Organ^2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)” is a musical piece by avant-garde composer John Cage. • A specially designed automated organ in St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, began playing the piece in 2001. • It is scheduled to stop playing the piece in 2640. • The performance will last 639 years. • It will be the longest continuous musical performance in history. The student wants to indicate how long John Cage’s musical piece will last. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<p>30 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • “Organ^2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)” is a musical piece by avant-garde composer John Cage. • A specially designed automated organ in St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, began playing the piece in 2001. • It is scheduled to stop playing the piece in 2640. • The performance will last 639 years. • It will be the longest continuous musical performance in history. The student wants to indicate how long John Cage’s musical piece will last. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice C is the best answer. The sentence indicates how long John Cage’s musical piece will last, noting that it will last 639 years and be the longest continuous musical performance in history. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence identifies John Cage as the composer and provides the name of the musical piece; it doesn’t indicate how long the piece will last. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence provides the name of the musical piece and where it is currently being played; it doesn’t indicate how long the piece will last. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence mentions where the musical piece is being played and identifies John Cage as the composer; it doesn’t indicate how long the piece will last. 16 SAT PRACTICE TEST #11 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS SAT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n READING AND WRITING: MODULE 1</p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>John Cage is the composer of the musical piece “Organ^2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible).”</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>“Organ^2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)” is a musical piece currently being played in St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Lasting 639 years, John Cage’s musical piece will be the longest continuous musical performance in history.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>An organ in St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, began playing a musical piece by avant-garde composer John Cage.</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_practice_pdf","source_name":"College Board full-length SAT practice tests (PDF)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice/practice-tests/paper","retrieved_from":"https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice/practice-tests/paper","attribution":"Full-length SAT practice tests 4–11 © College Board, published free at satsuite.collegeboard.org.","disclaimer":"Extracted from PDF layout: equations, figures and tables do not survive intact. Use the original PDFs for anything the text renders poorly. SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this project.","license":"College Board copyright. Free to download; not licensed for redistribution.","redistributable":false,"item_count":905}}