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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 6, Problem 8

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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the Ice Age. The era, not that movie with

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the funny prehistoric squirrel.

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Both passages stress the importance of...what?

00:37

Sometimes the SAT rewards our hard work with a nice softball pitch at the end of a set.

00:42

Not one of those ridicu-pitches that Jennie Finch throws...

00:45

...but a soft, arcing lob.

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In this case, we can use what we now know about the two passages to answer a straightforward

00:51

question about main ideas.

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While Passage 1 focuses on the present and Passage 2 discusses the past, both are all

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about spreading knowledge of Native American history and culture.

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So, we're just looking for the answer choice that... says as much.

01:06

Choice (A) works for the second passage, which is all about the Ice Age, but it doesn't

01:11

fit for Passage 1, which doesn't mention the Ice Age even once.

01:14

We're guessing both authors would be all for better health and employment opportunities

01:19

for Native Americans...

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...but neither one of them mentions it in their article.

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Choice (B) is a no. Passage 2 is all about preserving Native American

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sites, but Passage 1 is all about the museum.

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(C) is out of the running.

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Neither author is trying to tell Native Americans what to do.

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So choice (D) is out. Option (E) is easily the right answer. It

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perfectly sums up the main points of both passages. This one was really a no-brainer.

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Don't get used to these easy throws, though.

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The SAT usually likes to fire 'em across the plate...

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