PrepTest 121, Section 3, Question 1
One of the intriguing questions considered by anthropologists(433 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(16 more words not shown)
- Aimplicit(1 more words not shown)
- Bhesitant(1 more words not shown)
- Cnoncommittal(1 more words not shown)
- Ddetached(1 more words not shown)
- Ebroad(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer seems positive toward the hunting explanation. The third paragraph doesn't just announce a theory; it explains how the images and ceremonial evidence support it. My own doubts about magical power are separate from the writer's view of what the painters intended.
What we’re looking for
So I'd start with acceptance, then check whether the tone includes hesitation or merely leaves the explanation unendorsed.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The writer says the images were “probably intended” to make animals vulnerable and presents the interpretation as supported by the observation (paragraph 3) that the pictures contain relevant details. That supports acceptance without needing a separate declaration that the anthropologists are right. That's what makes it implicit.
- B
Agreement is close, but where is the hesitation? The writer doesn't introduce a reservation about the explanation or competing evidence against it. Calling a historical interpretation probable rather than certain doesn't by itself make the attitude hesitant.
- C
The opening question is intriguing, but the third paragraph goes beyond detached curiosity. It presents a likely purpose and evidence supporting it, rather than simply leaving the possibilities open.
- D
The writer doesn't express skepticism about the explanation. Don't substitute our possible doubts about magic for doubt about whether the Aurignacians believed in it.
- E
There is no broad disagreement. The account builds support for the anthropologists' interpretation rather than arguing against it.
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