{"id":"cb_question_bank:79417f38-3f6d-40cb-b7a1-cdc3f51e8bd7","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"79417f38-3f6d-40cb-b7a1-cdc3f51e8bd7","external_id":"e29c0a06-1d44-4568-9459-7f708ecebbca","ibn":null,"question_id":"56cad44a","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 emphasize a difference between surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras. 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: Mexican tetras are a fish species with two distinct populations. Surface-dwelling tetras live on the surface and are able to see. Cave-dwelling tetras live in total darkness and have lost the ability to see. Cave-dwelling tetras have asymmetrical skulls with more sensory receptors on one side than the other. These receptors help cave-dwelling tetras navigate in darkness.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican tetras are a fish species with two distinct populations.</li>\n<li>Surface-dwelling tetras live on the surface and are able to see.</li>\n<li>Cave-dwelling tetras live in total darkness and have lost the ability to see.</li>\n<li>Cave-dwelling tetras have asymmetrical skulls with more sensory receptors on one side than the other.</li>\n<li>These receptors help cave-dwelling tetras navigate in darkness.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to emphasize a difference between surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras. 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 a difference between surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras, noting that while surface-dwelling tetras can see, cave-dwelling tetras can’t. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect. While the sentence notes that surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras are different, it doesn’t emphasize any difference between the two populations of tetras. Choice B is incorrect because the sentence explains that cave-dwelling tetras use sensory receptors on their skulls to navigate; it doesn’t emphasize a difference between surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras. Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence notes that there are two different populations of Mexican tetras, it doesn’t emphasize any difference between the two populations. </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>Surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling tetras may belong to the same species, but they are quite different.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>Cave-dwelling tetras can no longer see but use sensory receptors on their skulls to navigate.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Mexican tetras are a fish species with two distinct populations: surface-dwelling tetras and cave-dwelling tetras.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Surface-dwelling tetras can see, whereas cave-dwelling tetras cannot.</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}}