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Question 1
D
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
85%
(hard)
Question Stats:
27% (02:35) correct
73%
(02:22) wrong
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Question 2
E
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45%
(medium)
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53% (00:47) correct 47%
(00:54) wrong
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Many baseball enthusiasts are aware of the story of how Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball with some friends in 1839 and introduced it to a nation during the Civil War. However, most baseball historians now agree that this story is a convenient fiction, propagated by Albert Spalding, a player, manager, owner, and one of the first manufacturers of sporting equipment. Spalding’s desire to distinguish baseball, which so keenly mirrored American interests and pursuits, from similar games played in England, such as cricket and rounders, led Spalding to seek out a purely colonial origin to the sport. Spalding’s entire basis for the foundation of baseball history lay in a hand-written letter from 1907 that he said came from a man who claimed to have gone to school with Doubleday and attributed the invention to him. Despite the speculative and dubious claims of the letter, Spalding and other members of his commission were quick to adopt the narrative as gospel and began to market their sport to the masses as a truly American pursuit.
1. Which of the following statements is suggested by the passage?
A. Abner Doubleday did invent the game of baseball.
B. Claiming baseball to be invented by an American would help Spalding sell more sporting equipment.
C. Baseball is not truly an American sport.
D. Many people in Spalding’s day wanted to believe baseball was invented by an American.
E. The other members of Spalding’s commission knew that the letter about Abner Doubleday was probably fraudulent.
A. Abner Doubleday did invent the game of baseball.
B. Claiming baseball to be invented by an American would help Spalding sell more sporting equipment.
C. Baseball is not truly an American sport.
D. Many people in Spalding’s day wanted to believe baseball was invented by an American.
E. The other members of Spalding’s commission knew that the letter about Abner Doubleday was probably fraudulent.
2. Which of the following statements is true based on the passage?
I. Abner Doubleday was not a real person.
II. Albert Spalding had a lot of influence over the business of baseball.
III. Baseball has a lot in common with the game of cricket.
A. I Only
B. II Only
C. III Only
D. I and II Only
E. II and III Only
I. Abner Doubleday was not a real person.
II. Albert Spalding had a lot of influence over the business of baseball.
III. Baseball has a lot in common with the game of cricket.
A. I Only
B. II Only
C. III Only
D. I and II Only
E. II and III Only
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16 Jul 2023, 05:03
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Official Explanation
1. Which of the following statements is suggested by the passage?
Explanation
STEP 1: Read the passage strategically.
If you were only to skim the beginning and ending sentences of the passage, you would surmise that the topic is baseball, but could get tricked early on into thinking that the passage is about Abner Doubleday in scope. The key word “However” in the second sentence is indicative that it is the following sentence that is of greater importance. Indeed, the sentence does introduce the true point of focus: Albert Spalding and his impact on baseball. You might also note that while there are some judgmental terms (speculative, dubious) in the passage, the text’s tone is that of an informative passage.
STEP 2: Analyze the question stem.
The key phrase is “suggested by,” which tells us that the answer is not explicitly stated in the text but can be discerned by an accurate reading of the text. Each possible answer will have to be considered on its own merits. Remember that the answer has to be evaluated based on the information in the text alone, which must be assumed to be true for the purpose of answering the question, regardless of any outside knowledge.
STEP 3: Research the relevant section in the text.
In this case, the relevant portions of the text will not become clear until after the answers are read, because the question stem did not give us a point of focus. Here we see that the Kaplan Method sometimes requires cycling through the steps in order to arrive at the right answer.
STEP 4: Make a prediction.
Although the question stem does not initially seem to provide enough information about its intent to allow you to make a prediction without seeing the answers, if you have been actively reading, it is likely that you have made some conclusions of your own regarding the text, such as to the veracity of the Abner Doubleday story and Albert Spalding’s motivations—the unsaid implications of the text. These can serve you well in analyzing the answers.
STEP 5: Evaluate the answers.
Each given answer reflects a portion of the passage. With each, you should return to Step 3 and target the appropriate sections of the passage that support or refute an answer. Choice (A) can immediately be eliminated because it is in direct opposition to the main idea of the piece, stated within the first two sentences.
Similarly, choice (C) can be eliminated as being in disagreement with the passage. Even if the sport of baseball had its origins in other sports and other countries, the author states that baseball “mirrored American interests and pursuits” and implies that it is firmly embraced by American culture. Remember that you must decide based only on the passage, and even if another author might make the claim of answer (C), the author of the passage doesn’t.
Choices (B) and (E) can both be eliminated because there is no evidence to support these claims within the text. The speed and willingness of Spalding and his commission to adopt the Doubleday story does provide evidence, however, for the correct answer, (D).
Answer: D
Explanation
STEP 1: Read the passage strategically.
If you were only to skim the beginning and ending sentences of the passage, you would surmise that the topic is baseball, but could get tricked early on into thinking that the passage is about Abner Doubleday in scope. The key word “However” in the second sentence is indicative that it is the following sentence that is of greater importance. Indeed, the sentence does introduce the true point of focus: Albert Spalding and his impact on baseball. You might also note that while there are some judgmental terms (speculative, dubious) in the passage, the text’s tone is that of an informative passage.
STEP 2: Analyze the question stem.
The key phrase is “suggested by,” which tells us that the answer is not explicitly stated in the text but can be discerned by an accurate reading of the text. Each possible answer will have to be considered on its own merits. Remember that the answer has to be evaluated based on the information in the text alone, which must be assumed to be true for the purpose of answering the question, regardless of any outside knowledge.
STEP 3: Research the relevant section in the text.
In this case, the relevant portions of the text will not become clear until after the answers are read, because the question stem did not give us a point of focus. Here we see that the Kaplan Method sometimes requires cycling through the steps in order to arrive at the right answer.
STEP 4: Make a prediction.
Although the question stem does not initially seem to provide enough information about its intent to allow you to make a prediction without seeing the answers, if you have been actively reading, it is likely that you have made some conclusions of your own regarding the text, such as to the veracity of the Abner Doubleday story and Albert Spalding’s motivations—the unsaid implications of the text. These can serve you well in analyzing the answers.
STEP 5: Evaluate the answers.
Each given answer reflects a portion of the passage. With each, you should return to Step 3 and target the appropriate sections of the passage that support or refute an answer. Choice (A) can immediately be eliminated because it is in direct opposition to the main idea of the piece, stated within the first two sentences.
Similarly, choice (C) can be eliminated as being in disagreement with the passage. Even if the sport of baseball had its origins in other sports and other countries, the author states that baseball “mirrored American interests and pursuits” and implies that it is firmly embraced by American culture. Remember that you must decide based only on the passage, and even if another author might make the claim of answer (C), the author of the passage doesn’t.
Choices (B) and (E) can both be eliminated because there is no evidence to support these claims within the text. The speed and willingness of Spalding and his commission to adopt the Doubleday story does provide evidence, however, for the correct answer, (D).
Answer: D
