PrepTest 159, Section 4, Question 14
Passage A In all games, particularly in athletic(484 more words not shown)
Passage A(267 more words not shown)
Passage B(225 more words not shown)
Based on passage A, which(22 more words not shown)
- AOne that gives(15 more words not shown)
- BOne that funds(12 more words not shown)
- COne that greatly(13 more words not shown)
- DOne that greatly(11 more words not shown)
- EOne that teaches(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Apply A's explanation to music. Sports audiences often understand a performance because they played the sport themselves. The corresponding program would give more children firsthand musical experience, so that future listeners have a better sense of the skills involved.
What we’re looking for
Picture someone who learned saxophone hearing a difficult passage played well. They can appreciate the execution because they have tried the activity, rather than judging only whether it is new or shocking.
Working the answers
- A
Better-informed teachers could be useful, but this doesn't directly give more audience members the participation A identifies as the source of good judgment.
- B
Attending professional concerts gives children experience as spectators. A's explanation turns on having participated in the activity itself. Watching and learning to play aren't interchangeable in this argument.
- CCorrect
Teaching more children to play instruments parallels childhood participation in sports. They can develop a sense of the activity and make more informed judgments of later performances, which is the mechanism A describes.
- D
Learning how critics judge is different from acquiring one's own experience of performing. A doesn't credit reliance on expert opinion for sports audiences' informed judgments.
- E
Helping musicians advertise may change who hears their music, but it doesn't teach the public how to evaluate the performance. Promotion addresses the performers' visibility, not the audience's capacity for judgment.
More Application questions
Learn the LSAT our way
Our platform drills Application questions at your level and adjusts as you improve.