{"id":"cb_practice_pdf:t4-english-m2-q33","source_id":"cb_practice_pdf","source_item_id":"t4-english-m2-q33","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-4","module_number":2,"position":33,"stem":"While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • The magnificent frigatebird (fregata magnificens) is a species of seabird that feeds mainly on fish, tuna, squid, and other small sea animals. • It is unusual among seabirds in that it doesn’t dive into the water for prey. • One way it acquires food is by using its hook-tipped bill to snatch prey from the surface of the water. • Another way it acquires food is by taking it from weaker birds by force. • This behavior is known as kleptoparasitism. The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two ways a magnificent frigatebird acquires food. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • The magnificent frigatebird (fregata magnificens) is a species of seabird that feeds mainly on fish, tuna, squid, and other small sea animals. • It is unusual among seabirds in that it doesn’t dive into the water for prey. • One way it acquires food is by using its hook-tipped bill to snatch prey from the surface of the water. • Another way it acquires food is by taking it from weaker birds by force. • This behavior is known as kleptoparasitism. The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two ways a magnificent frigatebird acquires food. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice B is the best answer. The sentence emphasizes a similarity between the two ways a magnificent frigatebird acquires food, noting that neither way requires the seabird to dive into the water. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence describes how a magnificent frigatebird captures prey without diving into water; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two ways the seabird acquires food. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence notes the term used to describe one of the two ways that magnificent frigatebirds acquire food; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two ways. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence describes the two ways that a magnificent frigatebird acquires food; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two ways. 33 SAT PRACTICE TEST #4 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS</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>A magnificent frigatebird never dives into the water, instead using its hook-tipped bill to snatch prey from the surface.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>Neither of a magnificent frigatebird’s two ways of acquiring food requires the bird to dive into the water.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Of the magnificent frigatebird’s two ways of acquiring food, only one is known as kleptoparasitism.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>In addition to snatching prey from the water with its hook-tipped bill, a magnificent frigatebird takes food from other birds by force. OP</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}}