PrepTest 157, Section 4, Question 7
In 1959, Hitsville, USA—the company better known as(437 more words not shown)
The author's discussion of E.(6 more words not shown)
- Athe existence of(13 more words not shown)
- Bthe specific type(10 more words not shown)
- Cthe extent to(10 more words not shown)
- Dthe way in(12 more words not shown)
- Ethe author's belief(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Hackley appears in the explanation of Detroit's school music program. Tracing its roots to her work around the turn of the century shows that the musical environment had developed over time. Motown later benefited from that established source of trained people.
What we’re looking for
The name supplies historical depth to that explanation. It doesn't tell us that Hackley personally taught Motown's future stars or exactly what every lesson covered.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The account moves from Hackley's mission to the work of later local teachers, showing a continuing tradition of musical education for African American youth. That history helps explain the talent available when Motown began.
- B
Hackley's role concerns the program's roots. Being told she was a soprano doesn't establish the particular kind of instruction the public schools provided. The discussion doesn't specify a curriculum of singing rather than instruments, for example.
- C
The influence described runs through a developing educational tradition. We aren't told that many Motown performers learned directly from Hackley. A system benefiting later students is different from a demonstrated personal teacher-student relationship.
- D
We get continuity from earlier educators to later ones, not a comparison of how instruction changed over the years.
- E
Showing that committed educators helped the program flourish doesn't prove it would have languished without them. That adds an unsupported claim about what would have happened in their absence.
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