{"id":"cb_question_bank:81c0b9b6-a1cb-48c7-ac95-7ec2f3b3dd32","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"81c0b9b6-a1cb-48c7-ac95-7ec2f3b3dd32","external_id":"dff9514d-6b0c-4b46-b344-9473f9e8f23d","ibn":null,"question_id":"49fe306b","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 explain the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name. 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: From Earth, all the meteors in a meteor shower appear to originate from a single spot in the sky. This spot is called the meteor shower’s radiant. The Perseid meteor shower is visible in the northern hemisphere in July and August. Like many meteor showers, it is named for the location of its radiant. Its radiant is located within the constellation Perseus.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Earth, all the meteors in a meteor shower appear to originate from a single spot in the sky.</li>\n<li>This spot is called the meteor shower’s radiant.</li>\n<li>The Perseid meteor shower is visible in the northern hemisphere in July and August.</li>\n<li>Like many meteor showers, it is named for the location of its radiant.</li>\n<li>Its radiant is located within the constellation Perseus.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to explain the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the best answer. The sentence explains the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name: the constellation Perseus, where the meteor shower’s radiant is located. </p><p>Choice B is incorrect. The sentence makes a claim about meteor shower names in general; it doesn’t explain the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name specifically. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence indicates when and where the Perseid meteor shower is visible; it doesn’t explain the origin of the meteor shower’s name. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence discusses meteor showers in general; it doesn’t explain the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name. </p>","correct_answer":["A"],"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>The Perseid meteor shower is named for the constellation Perseus, the location of the meteor shower’s radiant.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>A meteor shower’s name may be linked to a single spot in the sky.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The Perseid meteor shower, which has a radiant, is visible in the northern hemisphere in July and August.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>From Earth, all the meteors in a meteor shower appear to originate from a radiant, such as the one within Perseus.</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}}