PrepTest 150, Section 1, Question 15
Passage A In a 1978 lecture titled "The(449 more words not shown)
Passage A(186 more words not shown)
Passage B(271 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(15 more words not shown)
- Acomplete(1 more words not shown)
- Breluctant(1 more words not shown)
- Ccautious(1 more words not shown)
- Dstrong(1 more words not shown)
- Eoutright(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
A isn't just reporting Borges's position from a distance. The author calls it a revealing observation about literature more broadly (Passage A, paragraph 1), explains the reader's essential role, and then draws the conclusion about genres. We should predict agreement: Borges's view becomes the basis for the author's own explanation.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
There is no expressed reservation or objection to Borges's view. The author presents it favorably and builds on it. Complete agreement fits the stance shown here; we don't need a statement about everything Borges ever believed.
- B
Where is the reluctance? Accepting an idea reluctantly would require some sign that the author resists it, has reservations, or accepts it despite a concern. None appears.
- C
Calling the view an insight and drawing a conclusion from it goes beyond neutrality. The author is endorsing the idea, not withholding judgment.
- D
The author never questions whether Borges's account is sound.
- E
This reverses the stance. The author uses Borges's view to explain literature rather than rejecting it.
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