{"id":"cb_question_bank:e4feead3-1645-4a51-8a22-34362f9a12ab","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"e4feead3-1645-4a51-8a22-34362f9a12ab","external_id":"d9b9f8f7-2ffc-420c-ad0e-b9bdbdc06d1a","ibn":null,"question_id":"5bb7dc03","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 in the origins of the two words. 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: Started in 1925, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is a US-based spelling competition. The words used in the competition have diverse linguistic origins. In 2008, Sameer Mishra won by correctly spelling the word “guerdon.” “Guerdon” derives from the Anglo-French word “guerdun.” In 2009, Kavya Shivashankar won by correctly spelling the word “Laodicean.” “Laodicean” derives from the ancient Greek word “ Laodíkeia. ”","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Started in 1925, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is a US-based spelling competition.</li>\n<li>The words used in the competition have diverse linguistic origins.</li>\n<li>In 2008, Sameer Mishra won by correctly spelling the word “guerdon.”</li>\n<li>“Guerdon” derives from the Anglo-French word “guerdun.”</li>\n<li>In 2009, Kavya Shivashankar won by correctly spelling the word “Laodicean.”</li>\n<li>“Laodicean” derives from the ancient Greek word “<span lang=\"grc\">Laodíkeia.</span>”</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to emphasize a difference in the origins of the two words. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the best answer. Noting that “guerdon” is of Anglo-French origin and “Laodicean” is of ancient Greek origin, the sentence uses “while” to emphasize a difference in the origins of the two words. </p><p>Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence emphasizes two words used in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, it doesn’t emphasize (or mention) the words’ linguistic origins. Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence specifies the linguistic origin of one word used in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, it doesn’t mention the other word or emphasize a difference in the two words’ origins. Choice D is incorrect. While the sentence makes a generalization about words used in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, it doesn’t emphasize a difference in the words’ origins. </p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.347000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.347000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>“Guerdon,” the final word of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is of Anglo-French origin, while the following year’s final word, “Laodicean,” derives from ancient Greek.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>In 2008, Sameer Mishra won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word “guerdon”; however, the following year, Kavya Shivashankar won based on spelling the word “Laodicean.”</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Kavya Shivashankar won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling “Laodicean,” which derives from the ancient Greek word “<span lang=\"grc\">Laodíkeia.</span>”</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>The Scripps National Spelling Bee uses words from diverse linguistic origins, such as “guerdon” and “Laodicean.”</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}}