{"id":"cb_question_bank:456604c4-9d13-4093-b9cd-32b9ec88c742","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"456604c4-9d13-4093-b9cd-32b9ec88c742","external_id":"dc8038cf-bd93-438e-9b0d-d0539c79e24d","ibn":null,"question_id":"8432a140","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 introduce the scientist and her field of study to a new audience. 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: Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs. Coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitats to 25% of all marine species. Reefs can include up to 8,000 species of fish, such as toadfish, seahorses, and clown triggerfish. The Amazon Reef is a coral reef in Brazil. It is one of the largest known reefs in the world.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs.</li>\n<li>Coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitats to 25% of all marine species.</li>\n<li>Reefs can include up to 8,000 species of fish, such as toadfish, seahorses, and clown triggerfish.</li>\n<li>The Amazon Reef is a coral reef in Brazil.</li>\n<li>It is one of the largest known reefs in the world.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to introduce the scientist and her field of study to a new audience. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice B is the best answer. We’re asked to select the sentence that \"introduce[s] the scientist and her field of study.\" This choice introduces scientist Camille Jazmin Gaynus as a marine biologist and explains what marine life she studies.</p><p>Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn’t mention Camille Jazmin Gaynus, so it fails to \"introduce the scientist.\" Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn’t mention Camille Jazmin Gaynus, so it fails to \"introduce the scientist.\" Choice D is incorrect. This choice mentions Camille Jazmin Gaynus, but it doesn’t identify her as a marine biologist. It says she \"knows well\" about coral reefs, but doesn’t identify her expertise as a \"field of study.\"</p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>Located in Brazil, the Amazon Reef is one of the largest known coral reefs in the world.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs, vital underwater ecosystems that provide homes to 25% of all marine species.&nbsp;</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Providing homes to 25% of all marine species, including up to 8,000 species of fish, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems and thus of great interest to marine biologists.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>As Camille Jazmin Gaynus knows well, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems, providing homes to thousands of species of fish.</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}}