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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 6, Problem 5

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00:03

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00:09

Containing more "old" than all of the Rolling Stones combined.

00:46

The authors of both passages would agree that... what?

00:55

Our two passages both talk about aspects of Native American history and culture, but this

01:00

question wants us to zoom in closely...yeah like that...on the conversation.

01:08

Since we're looking for a topic that appears in both passages, we can eliminate the answer

01:12

choices that appear in one—or none—of the passages.

01:16

Neither passage explores the subject of Native American art.

01:19

Choice (A) is a definite no. Only Passage 1 discusses the opening of the

01:25

new museum, so while it may be crucial, we can eliminate choice (C).

01:29

Both passages point out the possibility of improving knowledge, so neither author seems

01:33

satisfied with how much the average American knows about American Indians.

01:37

Therefore we can eliminate choice (D).

01:40

Even though neither author is satisfied with the current amount of knowledge that many

01:43

Americans have about our country's original inhabitants, they both seem hopeful that this

01:48

can change.

01:49

Which makes (E) a no-go.

01:51

Since Passage 1 and Passage 2 both talk about how people are more aware of Native Americans

01:56

and their heritage in the West than in the East, (B) is the correct answer.

02:00

We're resisting the urge to make some kind of comment on "eastside" vs. "westside."

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Oh well, it happened anyway. Jets. Sharks. You remember.

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