{"id":"cb_practice_pdf:t11-english-m2-q30","source_id":"cb_practice_pdf","source_item_id":"t11-english-m2-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":2,"position":30,"stem":"30 In Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek—where, early on, the author marvels at a single goldfish’s delicate fins but later winces when imagining a horde of goldfish laying and eating their own eggs—Dillard struggles to reconcile the complicated juxtapositions of the natural world. b l a n k nature’s mesmerizing intricacy and pitiless harshness prove inextricably linked for Dillard, like “two branches of the same creek.” Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<p>30 In Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek—where, early on, the author marvels at a single goldfish’s delicate fins but later winces when imagining a horde of goldfish laying and eating their own eggs—Dillard struggles to reconcile the complicated juxtapositions of the natural world. b l a n k nature’s mesmerizing intricacy and pitiless harshness prove inextricably linked for Dillard, like “two branches of the same creek.” Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice B is the best answer. “Ultimately” logically signals that the information in this sentence—that, for Dillard, nature’s mesmerizing intricacy and pitiless harshness are inextricably linked—is the final conclusion or realization reached after her struggle to reconcile the juxtapositions of the natural world mentioned in the previous sentence. Choice A is incorrect because “to that end” illogically signals that linking nature’s intricacy and harshness was Dillard’s deliberate goal or purpose in struggling to reconcile nature’s juxtapositions. Instead, the sentence presents her final realization after that struggle. Choice C is incorrect because “moreover” illogically signals that the information in this sentence merely adds to Dillard’s struggle to reconcile nature’s juxtapositions mentioned in the previous sentence. Instead, the sentence presents her final realization after that struggle. Choice D is incorrect because “hence” illogically signals that nature’s intricacy and harshness being linked is a direct consequence of Dillard’s struggle to reconcile the juxtapositions mentioned in the previous sentence. Instead, the sentence presents her final realization after that struggle.</p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>To that end,</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>Ultimately,</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Moreover,</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Hence,</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}}