PrepTest 101, Section 1, Question 16
In recent years, scholars have begun to use(443 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(11 more words not shown)
- AThey were the(11 more words not shown)
- BThey confined their(6 more words not shown)
- CThey saw no(9 more words not shown)
- DThey rejected policy(7 more words not shown)
- EThey believed that(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Keep Zirkel and Schoenfeld separate from the writer assessing them. We know that they apply social science to discrimination against women in higher education and that they are enthusiastic about outcomes analysis. Their studies are presented as potentially useful to scholars, lawyers, and plaintiffs. Which claim can we support from that account? We don't need to invent a position for them on every method mentioned later.
Working the answers
- A
They are examples of scholars using these tools. That doesn't tell us they were first.
- B
Favoring outcomes analysis doesn't mean confining all their work to it. We are given enthusiasm, not an exclusive list of their methods.
- C
Criticizing research's limitations doesn't establish that they saw no value in it. “No value” discards everything, which the account doesn't do.
- D
The writer discusses policy capturing favorably. We aren't given Zirkel and Schoenfeld's reaction to it.
- ECorrect
Their broader work aims to help academics, attorneys, and people considering lawsuits (paragraph 1), and they favor outcomes analysis. The next paragraph identifies the outcomes analysts' assumption that counting wins and losses will help plaintiffs. These statements support their belief in its relevance, even though the writer questions how useful it actually is.
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