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5. Which of the following phrases could best substitute for the phrase “The soaring popularity of YouTube” in the passage?

(A) The lyrical nature of YouTube
(B) The ubiquity of YouTube
(C) The inevitable likelihood of YouTube
(D) The ever-increasing interest in YouTube
(E) The far-reaching trendiness of YouTube

Why D is wrong?

(D) is not wrong actually (D) is the OA to question #5. Let me know if you a have different question.

Sorry! Why is E incorrect?
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Sorry! Why is E incorrect?

(E) is extreme, the word "far-reaching" makes it extreme, and it unnecessarily exaggerates. We don't need to pick (E) when we have perfect match in the form of (D) the "ever-increasing".
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Probably the easiest rc paragraph... All correct
I think this paragraph deserve place in (sub 600)...
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Probably the easiest rc paragraph... All correct
I think this paragraph deserve place in (sub 600)...
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The following should be the difficulty level of this passage in my opinion.

Question #1: 500
Question #2: 500
Question #3: 450
Question #4: 600
Question #5: 700

Weighted average: 550-600
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Why is B wrong for number 5?
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5. Which of the following phrases could best substitute for the phrase “The soaring popularity of YouTube” in the passage?

(A) The lyrical nature of YouTube
(B) The ubiquity of YouTube
(C) The inevitable likelihood of YouTube
(D) The ever-increasing interest in YouTube
(E) The far-reaching trendiness of YouTube

why is B wrong? It's saying that YouTube's pretty prevalent and accords with the question/passage?
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why is B wrong? It's saying that YouTube's pretty prevalent and accords with the question/passage?
(B) is a strong contender and is similar in meaning to the correct answer. However, probably the word "ubiquity" emphasizes the omnipresence rather than the increasing popularity, so it doesn't perfectly convey the idea of YouTube's soaring popularity. This seems to be almost equally good as the OA (D).
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