{"id":"cb_question_bank:127f8e23-568a-42ad-bf50-89cfaa941cee","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"127f8e23-568a-42ad-bf50-89cfaa941cee","external_id":"90758981-860d-4a7d-a2eb-6720666df2eb","ibn":null,"question_id":"e677fa6c","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"INI","domain":"Information and Ideas","skill_code":"CID","skill":"Central Ideas and Details","difficulty":"M","score_band":5,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which choice best states the main idea of the text?","stimulus":"The following text is adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 story “Landor’s Cottage.” During a pedestrian trip last summer, through one or two of the river counties of New York, I found myself, as the day declined, somewhat embarrassed about the road I was pursuing. The land undulated very remarkably; and my path, for the last hour, had wound about and about so confusedly, in its effort to keep in the valleys, that I no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B——, where I had determined to stop for the night.","stimulus_html":"<p>The following text is adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 story “Landor’s Cottage.”</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>During a pedestrian trip last summer, through one or two of the river counties of New York, I found myself, as the day declined, somewhat embarrassed about the road I was pursuing. The land undulated very remarkably; and my path, for the last hour, had wound about and about so confusedly, in its effort to keep in the valleys, that I no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B——, where I had determined to stop for the night.</p>\n</blockquote>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice best states the main idea of the text?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the best answer. The narrator is “embarrassed” about the route he took, which ends up leaving him lost and confused about how to get to his destination for the evening. </p><p>Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn’t match the passage. The narrator is embarrassed, rather than fond, and he doesn’t describe the beauty of the place. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn’t match the passage. We don’t know from this excerpt whether or not the narrator has visited this part of New York multiple times. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn’t match the passage. The narrator doesn’t explain how he overcame being lost in this excerpt. </p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.360000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.360000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>The narrator remembers a trip he took and admits to getting lost.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>The narrator recalls fond memories of a journey that he took through some beautiful river counties.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The narrator describes what he saw during a long trip through a frequently visited location.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>The narrator explains the difficulties he encountered on a trip and how he overcame them.</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. Retrieved via the community dump at github.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank.","disclaimer":"SAT® and PSAT/NMSQT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.","license":"College Board copyright; source repository carries no licence. Local use only.","redistributable":false,"item_count":2017}}