{"id":"opensat:0045112a1862e7b682af20d2012fad3d","source_id":"opensat","source_item_id":"0045112a1862e7b682af20d2012fad3d","external_id":"869f3e3d","ibn":null,"question_id":"869f3e3d","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"INI","domain":"Information and Ideas","skill_code":null,"skill":null,"difficulty":"H","score_band":null,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"In the text, the phrase \"the mysterious workings\" most likely suggests that","stimulus":"The passage emphasizes the tension between nature and technology by depicting a character's struggle to find balance between the two. The character, a scientist, is drawn to nature, but also finds himself increasingly reliant on technology to understand it. The passage suggests that the scientist sees the natural world as a mystery that cannot be fully understood by technology, and the scientist feels a sense of loss when he has to rely on technology to understand the natural world. What is the most likely reason why the writer uses the phrase \"the mysterious workings\"?","stimulus_html":"<p>The passage emphasizes the tension between nature and technology by depicting a character&#x27;s struggle to find balance between the two. The character, a scientist, is drawn to nature, but also finds himself increasingly reliant on technology to understand it. The passage suggests that the scientist sees the natural world as a mystery that cannot be fully understood by technology, and the scientist feels a sense of loss when he has to rely on technology to understand the natural world. What is the most likely reason why the writer uses the phrase &quot;the mysterious workings&quot;?</p>","stem_html":"<p>In the text, the phrase &quot;the mysterious workings&quot; most likely suggests that</p>","rationale_html":"<p>The phrase &quot;the mysterious workings&quot; implies that there are aspects of the natural world that are too complex for humans to fully understand. This idea reinforces the passage&#x27;s central tension between nature and technology.</p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>the natural world is too complex to be fully understood by human beings.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>the scientist is afraid of the unknown and the potential dangers of the natural world.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>the scientist is trying to understand the natural world through technology.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>the scientist is trying to understand the natural world through an emotional connection.</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"opensat","source_name":"OpenSAT community question bank","rights_holder":"OpenSAT contributors","canonical_url":"https://github.com/Anas099X/OpenSAT","retrieved_from":"https://pinesat.duckdns.org/api/questions","attribution":"Reading and Writing practice questions from the OpenSAT community question bank, whose licence permits free use of the database.","disclaimer":"OpenSAT items are community-written or AI-generated practice material, not official College Board questions; quality varies.","license":"OpenSAT LICENSE.md: the database may be used freely, including commercially, without restriction. Code is separately restricted.","redistributable":true,"item_count":1406}}