{"id":"cb_question_bank:253c82e2-9203-4e3a-bdff-6a3fe16ee9f7","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"253c82e2-9203-4e3a-bdff-6a3fe16ee9f7","external_id":"c490a6f2-5032-4f04-a7d8-655c68bad279","ibn":null,"question_id":"04ad68ca","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"EOI","domain":"Expression of Ideas","skill_code":"TRA","skill":"Transitions","difficulty":"E","score_band":3,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?","stimulus":"In Gothic architecture, flying buttresses are large arches that help support a building’s exterior walls. Before the Gothic era, cathedrals’ heavy ceilings had to be supported by thick, short walls, but the invention of flying buttresses eliminated this need. ______ blank Gothic cathedrals could be built with thinner, higher walls.","stimulus_html":"<p>In Gothic architecture, flying buttresses are large arches that help support a building’s exterior walls. Before the Gothic era, cathedrals’ heavy ceilings had to be supported by thick, short walls, but the invention of flying buttresses eliminated this need. <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> Gothic cathedrals could be built with thinner, higher walls.</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice D is the best answer. “As a result” logically signals that the thinner, higher walls in this sentence were a result of the invention of flying buttresses in the previous sentence. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because “similarly” illogically signals that the thinner, higher walls in this sentence are similar to the invention of flying buttresses in the previous sentence. Instead, the walls were a result of that invention. Choice B is incorrect because “for instance” illogically signals that the thinner, higher walls in this sentence are an example supporting the statement about the invention of flying buttresses in the previous sentence. Instead, the walls were a result of that invention. Choice C is incorrect because “nevertheless” illogically signals that the thinner, higher walls in this sentence occurred despite the invention of flying buttresses in the previous sentence. Instead, the walls were a result of that invention. </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.333000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.333000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>Similarly,</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>For instance,</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Nevertheless,</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>As a result,</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}}