PrepTest 130, Section 2, Question 23
Passage A In music, a certain complexity of(472 more words not shown)
Passage A(227 more words not shown)
Passage B(253 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(18 more words not shown)
- Athe preference of(16 more words not shown)
- Bthe preference of(13 more words not shown)
- Cthe preference of(8 more words not shown)
- Dthe preference of(9 more words not shown)
- Ethe preference of(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The first paragraph of A describes a middle ground: enough complexity to interest us, but enough coherence that we can understand what we're hearing. My rough prediction is a preference for something engaging that still makes sense.
What we’re looking for
We need that relationship in a different setting, not just another example involving sound.
Working the answers
- A
White noise might help someone relax, which resembles A's later discussion. But this question specifies the first paragraph, where the preference concerns interesting sounds tied together coherently.
- BCorrect
A movie plot contains events and relationships, but viewers want them connected in a way they can follow. That's like wanting musical sounds to form something comprehensible. Clear and easy to follow doesn't have to mean that nothing happens in the movie; the point is that its parts make sense together.
- C
Larger portions concern quantity. A doesn't say listeners prefer more music or longer pieces.
- D
Fast versus slow concerns tempo. It doesn't match the preference for complexity organized in a comprehensible way.
- E
Sweet versus bitter gives us a taste preference without the relationship between complexity and coherence. Nothing in the example says the preferred food has connected parts that are easier to understand.
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