PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 25
Leading questions—questions worded in such a way as(469 more words not shown)
The second paragraph consists primarily(3 more words not shown)
- Acorroborates and adds(9 more words not shown)
- Bprovides examples illustrating(10 more words not shown)
- Cforms an argument(12 more words not shown)
- Danticipates and provides(16 more words not shown)
- Eexplains how newly(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The first paragraph raises the problem: earlier leading questions can affect courtroom testimony. The second brings in studies, explains reinforcement and gap-filling, and illustrates the process with the stop-sign question.
What we’re looking for
My prediction is that it supports and develops the earlier claim. It gives us the research and the mechanism, not just another statement that leading questions are troublesome.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Corroborates means supports. The paragraph says studies have “confirmed” the ability of leading questions to alter memories, then adds detail about how new information can be retained. That is both support and explanation.
- B
The stop sign is an example, but that isn't the whole paragraph's work. The paragraph supplies findings and explains a memory process supporting the first paragraph's claim; it isn't primarily a collection of applications of an already developed theory.
- C
The final paragraph doesn't propose a remedy. It explains why vulnerable details may matter in court, so there is no final proposal for this paragraph to support.
- D
No theory introduced in the final paragraph is being prepared for rejection. The explanation continues to support the concern about altered memories.
- E
Reinforcing a remembered detail and filling a gap are two processes described together, not rival traditional theories between which the evidence chooses.
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