PrepTest 114, Section 3, Question 6
The myth persists that in 1492 the Western(433 more words not shown)
As evidence for the routine(20 more words not shown)
- Athe similar characteristics(5 more words not shown)
- Bthe simultaneous presence(7 more words not shown)
- Cthe existence of(5 more words not shown)
- Dthe heavy accumulation(5 more words not shown)
- Ethe presence of(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need the one item the writer doesn't cite as evidence. The second paragraph collects most of the observations: charcoal, openings in forests, vegetation at different stages, and undergrowth. Check what each answer says about those observations.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The characteristics and impact of the fires “varied regionally.” Similarity across regions isn't the evidence offered. The same sentence makes a separate comparison: human-set fires differed from natural fires. Don't turn that comparison into a claim that human-set fires were alike everywhere.
- B
The mosaic description includes forests at different stages of ecological development. That is the varying maturity this answer describes.
- C
Herbaceous undergrowth is explicitly presented as another result of clearing by burning.
- D
Charcoal accumulations were greatest where Native settlements were greatest. Whether that correlation proves the cause on its own is a different question; it is cited as evidence.
- E
Meadows and glades are the named grassy openings created by controlled burning. They are part of the evidence, so they can't be the exception.
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