{"id":"cb_practice_pdf:t5-english-m2-q31","source_id":"cb_practice_pdf","source_item_id":"t5-english-m2-q31","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-5","module_number":2,"position":31,"stem":"While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses. • One solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun. • The mass of the star Proxima Centauri is 0.122 solar masses. • The mass of the star Sirius A is 2.063 solar masses. The student wants to emphasize the mass of Sirius A. 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: • In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses. • One solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun. • The mass of the star Proxima Centauri is 0.122 solar masses. • The mass of the star Sirius A is 2.063 solar masses. The student wants to emphasize the mass of Sirius A. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice D is the best answer. The sentence emphasizes the mass of Sirius A, noting that it has a mass of 2.063 solar masses and that it is larger than the Sun. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence makes a generalization about how the mass of stars can be measured; it doesn’t emphasize the mass of Sirius A. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence introduces solar masses as a unit of measurement; it doesn’t emphasize the mass of Sirius A. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes the mass of Proxima Centauri, not the mass of Sirius A.</p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>The mass of stars, like Proxima Centauri, can be described in units called solar masses.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses, and one solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The Sun is more massive than Proxima Centauri, which has a mass of 0.122 solar masses.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>With a mass of 2.063 solar masses, Sirius A is more massive than the Sun.</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}}