PrepTest 120, Section 2, Question 1
In 1963, a three-week-long demonstration for jobs at(464 more words not shown)
It can be reasonably inferred(16 more words not shown)
- Athe ways in(10 more words not shown)
- Bthe impact that(11 more words not shown)
- CCORE's relationship to(6 more words not shown)
- Dthe effects that(7 more words not shown)
- Ethe way in(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer seems positive about the campaign despite its incomplete agreement. But positive about what, exactly? We need a result the writer actually praises, not something we can imagine would have been good.
What we’re looking for
The final paragraph gives us several gains to check against the choices: enforcement of existing laws, greater public attention, and the ministers' preservation of their political ties.
Working the answers
- A
We aren't told how union leaders' opinions changed. An agreement with officials doesn't establish that those officials came to think differently about discrimination.
- B
There was no new legislation. Officials pledged to enforce existing antidiscrimination laws, so this choice credits the campaign with a different result.
- C
CORE's role in recruiting the ministers is explained, but the writer doesn't praise its relationship with the demonstrators. Naming an organization involved in the campaign isn't enough to establish this favorable judgment.
- DCorrect
The campaign “aroused public concern” about discrimination in construction and “drew public attention” to discrimination in the North. Both are presented as gains despite the agreement's shortcomings. That directly supports a favorable attitude toward its effects on public awareness.
- E
We know that an agreement was reached, not how the leaders negotiated it. The writer can't be read as praising a negotiating method that isn't described.
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