{"id":"cb_question_bank:331aaafc-3945-41e8-acd0-2acf44adaa23","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"331aaafc-3945-41e8-acd0-2acf44adaa23","external_id":"f068fffb-1cc7-440d-abce-4ab05d1fcf20","ibn":null,"question_id":"63a4fa29","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"EOI","domain":"Expression of Ideas","skill_code":"SYN","skill":"Rhetorical Synthesis","difficulty":"M","score_band":4,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"The student wants to present the Quanhucun study and its conclusions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?","stimulus":"While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In 2013, archaeologists studied cat bone fragments they had found in the ruins of Quanhucun, a Chinese farming village. The fragments were estimated to be 5,300 years old. A chemical analysis of the fragments revealed that the cats had consumed large amounts of grain. The grain consumption is evidence that the Quanhucun cats may have been domesticated.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2013, archaeologists studied cat bone fragments they had found in the ruins of Quanhucun, a Chinese farming village.</li>\n<li>The fragments were estimated to be 5,300 years old.</li>\n<li>A chemical analysis of the fragments revealed that the cats had consumed large amounts of grain.</li>\n<li>The grain consumption is evidence that the Quanhucun cats may have been domesticated.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to present the Quanhucun study and its conclusions. 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 presents the study, describing it as a 2013 analysis of Quanhucun cat bone fragments, and its conclusions, indicating what the analysis suggests about cat domestication in Quanhucun.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the sentence focuses on the study’s methodology; it doesn’t present conclusions from the study. Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence provides a general overview of the study, it doesn’t present conclusions from the study. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence describes a finding from the study; it doesn’t present conclusions from the study. </p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.350000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.350000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>As part of a 2013 study of cat domestication, a chemical analysis was conducted on cat bone fragments found in Quanhucun, China.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>A 2013 analysis of cat bone fragments found in Quanhucun, China, suggests that cats there may have been domesticated 5,300 years ago.&nbsp;</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>In 2013, archaeologists studied what cats in Quanhucun, China, had eaten more than 5,000 years ago.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Cat bone fragments estimated to be 5,300 years old were found in Quanhucun, China, in 2013.</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}}