PrepTest 121, Section 3, Question 16
Although the rights of native peoples of Canada(452 more words not shown)
The primary function of the(7 more words not shown)
- Aidentify some of(22 more words not shown)
- Bdescribe the role(21 more words not shown)
- Csummarize the difficulties(20 more words not shown)
- Dprovide the context(16 more words not shown)
- Ediscuss the difficulty(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The first paragraph introduces the situation that needs explaining. Native Canadians claim rights over cultural objects, current law has generally favored custodians such as museums, and litigation is challenging that result. My prediction is background or context for the dispute. The explanation of the competing property concepts comes next.
Working the answers
- A
Ceremonial costumes and domestic implements are mentioned, but listing object types isn't the paragraph's primary job. Those examples help identify what the ownership dispute concerns.
- B
The detailed explanation of property concepts and their role in the litigation belongs mainly to the second and third paragraphs. The first introduces the conflict before explaining why the concepts matter.
- C
We are told rights have not been comprehensively defined. We aren't given a summary of earlier efforts to define them or the difficulties those efforts encountered.
- DCorrect
This describes the whole setup: the existing treatment of the objects, the Native Canadian claims, and the legal challenges. That context prepares us for the explanation of collective versus private ownership.
- E
The clash of definitions and its practical difficulty are developed later. The first paragraph sets up the dispute; it doesn't yet explain that clash or analyze the difficulty of deciding such cases.
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