PrepTest 158, Section 1, Question 9
Native American stories often feature a character called(472 more words not shown)
Based on the author's view(22 more words not shown)
- Aclaiming that someone(16 more words not shown)
- Bcharacterizing the panda(20 more words not shown)
- Ccalling a court(14 more words not shown)
- Dclassifying a species(20 more words not shown)
- Edescribing a common(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Our prediction is a misleading classification. Two characters share noticeable traits, so critics give them the same label. A closer look reveals important differences that the label conceals. We need that relationship, not merely any example of someone using a word incorrectly.
Working the answers
- A
This misstates where someone falls on a political spectrum. It doesn't show how shared surface features lead someone to overlook a deeper difference between two kinds of thing.
- BCorrect
Within this example, superficial similarities lead to the bear classification, but a deeper understanding reveals a different relationship. That matches the move from shared adventures, moral flaws, and outsider status to the important differences in the characters' literary roles. We evaluate the comparison as the answer presents it; we don't need to settle the animal's real-world classification.
- C
Calling a decision a milestone is a metaphor for its significance. The author isn't objecting to a metaphor; the concern is a label that blurs meaningful differences between characters.
- D
This also involves classification, which makes it tempting. But it points to an apparently conflicting feature after applying a label. It doesn't give us B's stronger match: similarities that initially support grouping two things together, followed by a deeper distinction the grouping hides. Our author grants the shared features rather than merely listing a feature that seems inconsistent with the name.
- E
The weed is called aggressive because of how it competes. Nothing in this example shows that the description conceals an important difference or rests on a misleading comparison.
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