PrepTest 152, Section 3, Question 9
Film scholar David Bordwell refers to the years(453 more words not shown)
The author uses the term(16 more words not shown)
- Athe quality that(13 more words not shown)
- Bthe quality that(14 more words not shown)
- Cthe quality that(16 more words not shown)
- Dthe quality that(12 more words not shown)
- Ethe quality that(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The first paragraph gives us a definition, not just a general impression. A realistic story has a world that is complete on its own yet clearly similar to our world (paragraph 1). Predict resemblance to actual life.
What we’re looking for
The other features—following a plot and using camerawork to support it—are related parts of Bordwell's account. But a related feature isn't necessarily what realistic means. Later, the writer objects when Bordwell treats familiar genre conventions as enough to establish realism.
Working the answers
- A
A narrative structure can convey a story without making its world resemble actual life. This describes the job of a narrative, not the particular quality the term realistic identifies.
- BCorrect
Resembling actual life captures “recognizably related to our own.” It identifies the quality of the story's world, which is the relevant definition.
- C
Technical elements contributing to the story is part of Bordwell's broader description. It isn't the meaning of realistic itself. We could use camera movement to advance a story without establishing that the story's world resembles ours.
- D
Recognizing a genre and experiencing a realistic world are not the same thing. That distinction drives the writer's objection to Bordwell's defense of musicals.
- E
A variety of narrative structures doesn't establish resemblance to actual life. The definition concerns what the depicted world is like, not how many structures the film can use.
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