PrepTest 157, Section 4, Question 3
In 1959, Hitsville, USA—the company better known as(437 more words not shown)
The passage provides information sufficient(8 more words not shown)
- AWhat musical innovation(7 more words not shown)
- BWhat musical styles(11 more words not shown)
- CHow long after(13 more words not shown)
- DWhy did Berry(14 more words not shown)
- EWhy did E.(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This asks which question we can actually answer. We know about Gordy's choices, Detroit's musical training, and the use of electric instruments. We aren't given a complete company history or everyone's personal motivations, so a familiar name alone won't make an answer available.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The electric bass supplies the example. The final paragraph says African American musicians used it to craft a distinctive sound that inspired other musicians to experiment with the technology. That answers both parts: what the innovation was and how it influenced others. We needn't claim these musicians invented the instrument.
- B
Earlier African American record companies and their preferred styles aren't described. We can't supply an answer from general knowledge of music history.
- C
The opening gives both names and the founding date, but no date for a name change. Knowing that Hitsville is better known as Motown doesn't tell us how long a transition took.
- D
The author explains Gordy's rejection of a common practice, not his reasons for insisting on other standard practices. That is different information.
- E
We know Hackley made musical education her personal mission. We aren't told why she chose that mission. Describing what someone did doesn't automatically explain the motivation for doing it.
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