PrepTest 116, Section 1, Question 22
Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical(465 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AWhile institutions expect(41 more words not shown)
- BThe fourfold classification(35 more words not shown)
- CTo prevent the(37 more words not shown)
- DWhile the policies(40 more words not shown)
- EMost institutional policies(38 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the contrast: three policies generally favor the university, while the fourth starts with faculty ownership. The opening explains why that matters—researchers may leave if their commercial opportunities are too restricted.
What we’re looking for
Look for the usual practice and the more flexible alternative, rather than a claim that every university must choose a particular policy.
Working the answers
- A
Clear rules aren't necessarily flexible rules. A university could clearly claim everything. This also stops at the opening concern about retaining faculty and leaves out the policy comparison that takes up the rest of the discussion.
- B
The writer describes four categories, but doesn't argue that this classification is sufficient to capture every step institutions take to retain researchers. The point is how the policies differ, not whether the classification is complete.
- C
This makes adoption of faculty ownership mandatory to prevent departures. The writer gives institutions a reason to consider flexibility, without establishing that this is the only solution they must adopt.
- DCorrect
Most institutions maximize their ownership and profits; the faculty-oriented policy reverses the starting point. Researchers generally own their inventions, and the university benefits “in far fewer circumstances.” That captures our predicted contrast and its significance for faculty's commercial freedom.
- E
Indefensible goes beyond the stated concern. The legal issues remain unsettled, and universities may be overreaching. Those qualifications don't amount to a definitive condemnation of most policies.
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