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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 3, Problem 1

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00:03

The SAT is a fly... and we're handing you a flyswatter.

00:20

According to Passage 1, which of the following is a primary reason why the telephone gained

00:25

popularity in the 1880s?

00:35

The quickest way to figure this one out is to get all the possible answers fixed in our

00:39

heads, then do a quick read through of passage one.

00:41

Chances are, we'll pound this one into submission in no time.

00:47

A little rereading reveals that the passage doesn't mention Bell convincing anyone of

00:52

anything. So Choice (B) is quick one to get rid of.

00:55

The passage doesn't talk about the cost

00:56

of telephones at all.

00:57

So (D) cross out. Bye (D).

01:00

Does the passage say anything about other countries getting involved?

01:03

No. Not at all.

01:04

Cross it out. We're down to two left.

01:07

And no, it doesn't say anything about people being afraid of the telephone...

01:11

...so cross out (C). Because we read the passage carefully, we

01:14

know that lines 3-8 tell us that phones got popular after Bell figured out how to make

01:19

any phone be able to call any other phone.

01:28

Yeah, you heard us right. There was a time when people used phones to make calls.

01:34

Choice (A) is the right answer--it's clear as a Bell.

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