PrepTest 125, Section 1, Question 19
Aida Overton Walker (1880–1914), one of the most(470 more words not shown)
The passage provides sufficient information(8 more words not shown)
- AWhat were some(13 more words not shown)
- BWho was the(7 more words not shown)
- CWhat is an(13 more words not shown)
- DWhat features were(17 more words not shown)
- EFor about how(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
For this task, we should be able to give an actual answer to one of these questions. Recognizing a topic isn't enough. If we remember African features being retained, for example, we need to find which features the text identifies.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The end of the first paragraph gives two: smooth, sliding movements and a focus on spontaneous invention. We can name the preserved attributes directly.
- B
Walker performed the cakewalk, but we aren't told who first performed it professionally. Being a famous performer or popularizer doesn't establish priority.
- C
Other North American dance forms aren't traced back to the cakewalk. We aren't told which feature they preserved from it.
- D
The stage parodies helped shape later versions, but the text doesn't identify the specific features they added. Knowing that they had an influence doesn't tell us its exact contents.
- E
No ending date or duration of widespread popularity is supplied. Walker's life dates and the turn-of-the-century setting don't tell us how long the dance remained popular.
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