SAT OwlQuestion bank / Rhetorical Synthesis
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications built across northern China.
• Construction took place over many centuries, beginning as early as the 7th century BCE.
• The best-known sections were built during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
• Much of the Ming-era wall was made of brick and stone.
The student wants to emphasize the materials used to build the Ming-era sections of the wall. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications built over many centuries.
Much of the wall built during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) was made of brick and stone.
Construction of the Great Wall of China began as early as the 7th century BCE.
The best-known sections of the Great Wall, a series of fortifications in northern China, were built during the Ming dynasty.
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Answer: B
The goal is about materials, so the right answer has to mention what the Ming-era wall was made of. Only choice B names brick and stone and ties them to the Ming dynasty. The other choices talk about the wall's purpose, its age, or which sections are famous, and none of them mention materials.
Choice D mentions the Ming dynasty, but it says nothing about the materials, which is what the goal asks for.
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