{"id":"cb_question_bank:c42ae0c4-4bd8-4662-b1cb-27bc0ffe1e89","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"c42ae0c4-4bd8-4662-b1cb-27bc0ffe1e89","external_id":"e7bfc1b3-da00-4de5-801a-ff2b68ea897f","ibn":null,"question_id":"ba263620","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"EOI","domain":"Expression of Ideas","skill_code":"SYN","skill":"Rhetorical Synthesis","difficulty":"E","score_band":1,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Beard’s invention and Jones’s invention. 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 1897, African American inventor Andrew Beard invented an automatic coupler. It improved on the existing design of train car couplers. It made the job of connecting train cars safer. In 1938, African American inventor Frederick Jones invented a mobile refrigeration system. It improved on the existing design of food transport trucks. It enabled trucks to carry perishable foods farther.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1897, African American inventor Andrew Beard invented an automatic coupler.</li>\n<li>It improved on the existing design of train car couplers.</li>\n<li>It made the job of connecting train cars safer.</li>\n<li>In 1938, African American inventor Frederick Jones invented a mobile refrigeration system.</li>\n<li>It improved on the existing design of food transport trucks.</li>\n<li>It enabled trucks to carry perishable foods farther.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Beard’s invention and Jones’s invention. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the best answer. It compares Beard’s and Jones’s inventions to one another, and emphasizes what they have in common. </p><p>Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn’t emphasize a similarity. It only mentions Beard’s invention. It doesn’t compare it to Jones’s invention. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two inventions. Instead, it emphasizes a difference. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn’t emphasize a similarity. It only mentions Jones’s invention. It doesn’t compare it to Beard’s invention. </p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.371000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.371000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>Beard’s automatic coupler and Jones’s mobile refrigeration system both improved on existing designs.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>In 1897, Beard invented an automatic coupler, which made the job of connecting train cars safer.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Beard’s invention made the job of connecting train cars safer, whereas Jones’s invention enabled food transport trucks to carry perishables farther.&nbsp;</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Jones’s mobile refrigeration system, which he invented in 1938, made it possible for food transport trucks to carry perishable foods farther.</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}}