<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Scholarly discussions of gender in Shakespeare’s comedies often celebrate the rebellion of the playwright’s characters against the rigid expectations ______blank by Elizabethan society. Most of the comedies end in marriage, with characters returning to their socially dictated gender roles after previously defying them, but there are some notable exceptions.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. interjected
B. committed
C. illustrated
D. prescribed[/INST]D. prescribed</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
A number of Indigenous politicians have been elected to the United States Congress since 2000 as members of the country’s two established political parties. In Canada and several Latin American countries, on the other hand, Indigenous people have formed their own political parties to advance candidates who will advocate for the interests of their communities. This movement has been particularly successful in Ecuador, where Guadalupe Llori, a member of the Indigenous party known as Pachakutik, was elected president of the National Assembly in 2021.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A. To trace the history of an Indigenous political movement and speculate about its future development
B. To argue that Indigenous politicians in the United States should form their own political party
C. To highlight two approaches to achieving political representation for Indigenous people
D. To consider how Indigenous politicians in the United States have influenced Indigenous politicians in Canada and Latin America[/INST]C. To highlight two approaches to achieving political representation for Indigenous people</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Text 1
Microbes are tiny organisms in the soil, water, and air all around us. They thrive even in very harsh conditions. That’s why Noah Fierer and colleagues were surprised when soil samples they collected from an extremely cold, dry area in Antarctica didn’t seem to contain any life. The finding doesn’t prove that there are no microbes in that area, but the team says it does suggest that the environment severely restricts microbes’ survival.
Text 2
Microbes are found in virtually every environment on Earth. So it’s unlikely they would be completely absent from Fierer’s team’s study site, no matter how extreme the environment is. There were probably so few organisms in the samples that current technology couldn’t detect them. But since a spoonful of typical soil elsewhere might contain billions of microbes, the presence of so few in the Antarctic soil samples would show how challenging the conditions are.
Based on the texts, Fierer’s team and the author of Text 2 would most likely agree with which statement about microbes?
A. Most microbes are better able to survive in environments with extremely dry conditions than in environments with harsh temperatures.
B. A much higher number of microbes would probably be found if another sample of soil were taken from the Antarctic study site.
C. Microbes are likely difficult to detect in the soil at the Antarctic study site because they tend to be smaller than microbes found in typical soil elsewhere.
D. Most microbes are probably unable to withstand the soil conditions at the Antarctic study site.[/INST]D. Most microbes are probably unable to withstand the soil conditions at the Antarctic study site.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In addition to being an accomplished psychologist himself, Francis Cecil Sumner was a ______ increasing the opportunity for Black students to study psychology, helping to found the psychology department at Howard University, a historically Black university, in 1930.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. proponent of
B. supplement to
C. beneficiary of
D. distraction for[/INST]A. proponent of</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Critics have asserted that fine art and fashion rarely ______ in a world where artists create timeless works for exhibition and designers periodically produce new styles for the public to buy. Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock beadwork artist and designer Jamie Okuma challenges this view: her work can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and purchased through her online boutique.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. prevail
B. succumb
C. diverge
D. intersect[/INST]D. intersect</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Industrial activity is often assumed to be a threat to wildlife, but that isn’t always so. ___Consider the silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus)___: as forest growth has reduced grasslands in northern Germany, many of these butterflies have left meadow habitats and are now thriving in active limestone quarries. In a survey of multiple active quarries and patches of maintained grassland, an ecologist found silver-studded blue butterflies in 100% of the quarries but only 57% of the grassland patches. Moreover, butterfly populations in the quarries were four times larger than those in the meadows.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A. It challenges a common assumption about the species under investigation in the research referred to in the text.
B. It introduces discussion of a specific example that supports the general claim made in the previous sentence.
C. It suggests that a certain species should be included in additional studies like the one mentioned later in the text.
D. It provides a definition for an unfamiliar term that is central to the main argument in the text.[/INST]C. It suggests that a certain species should be included in additional studies like the one mentioned later in the text.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Astronomers are confident that the star Betelgeuse will eventually consume all the helium in its core and explode in a supernova. They are much less confident, however, about when this will happen, since that depends on internal characteristics of Betelgeuse that are largely unknown. Astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance and colleagues recently investigated whether acoustic waves in the star could be used to determine internal stellar states but concluded that this method could not sufficiently reveal Betelgeuse’s internal characteristics to allow its evolutionary state to be firmly fixed.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the overall structure of the text?
A. It describes a serious limitation of the method used by Nance and colleagues.
B. It presents the central finding reported by Nance and colleagues.
C. It identifies the problem that Nance and colleagues attempted to solve but did not.
D. It explains how the work of Nance and colleagues was received by others in the field. [/INST]C. It identifies the problem that Nance and colleagues attempted to solve but did not.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is adapted from Zora Neale Hurston’s 1921 short story “John Redding Goes to Sea.” John wants to travel far beyond the village where he lives near his mother, Matty.
[John] had on several occasions attempted to reconcile his mother to the notion, but found it a difficult task. Matty always took refuge in self-pity and tears. Her son’s desires were incomprehensible to her, that was all.
As used in the text, what does the phrase “reconcile his mother to” most nearly mean?
A. Get his mother to accept
B. Get his mother to apologize for
C. Get his mother to match
D. Get his mother to reunite with[/INST]A. Get his mother to accept</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Horizontal gene transfer occurs when an organism of one species acquires genetic material from an organism of another species through nonreproductive means. The genetic material can then be transferred “vertically” in the second species—that is, through reproductive inheritance. Scientist Atma Ivancevic and her team have hypothesized infection by invertebrate parasites as a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer between vertebrate species: ___while feeding, a parasite could acquire a gene from one host, then relocate to a host from a different vertebrate species and transfer the gene to it in turn.___
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A. It explains why parasites are less susceptible to horizontal gene transfer than their hosts are.
B. It clarifies why some genes are more likely to be transferred horizontally than others are.
C. It contrasts how horizontal gene transfer occurs among vertebrates with how it occurs among invertebrates.
D. It describes a means by which horizontal gene transfer might occur among vertebrates.[/INST]D. It describes a means by which horizontal gene transfer might occur among vertebrates.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In a 2019 study, Jeremy Gunawardena and colleagues found that the single-celled protozoan Stentor roeseli not only uses strategies to escape irritating stimuli but also switches strategies when one fails. This evidence of protozoans sophisticatedly “changing their minds” demonstrates that single-celled organisms may not be limited to ______blank behaviors.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. aggressive
B. rudimentary
C. evolving
D. advantageous[/INST]B. rudimentary</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In 1453, English King Henry VI became unfit to rule after falling gravely ill. As a result, Parliament appointed Richard, Third Duke of York, who had a strong claim to the English throne, to rule as Lord Protector. Upon recovering two years later, ______blank forcing an angered Richard from the royal court and precipitating a series of battles later known as the Wars of the Roses.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Henry resumed his reign,
B. the reign of Henry resumed,
C. Henry’s reign resumed,
D. it was Henry who resumed his reign,[/INST]A. Henry resumed his reign,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Official measurements of the Mississippi River’s length vary: according to the US Geologic Survey, the river is 2,300 miles long, whereas the Environmental Protection Agency records its length as 2,320 miles. This disparity can be explained in part by the fact that rivers such as the Mississippi expand and contract as ______blank sediment.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. they accumulate
B. one accumulates
C. it accumulates
D. we accumulate[/INST]A. they accumulate</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The violins handmade in the seventeeth century by Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari have been celebrated as some of the finest in the world. In close collaboration with musicians, Stradivari introduced changes to the shape of a traditional violin, flattening some of the instrument’s curves and making ______blank lighter overall.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. those
B. one
C. them
D. it[/INST]D. it</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In Death Valley National Park’s Racetrack Playa, a flat, dry lakebed, are 162 rocks—some weighing less than a pound but others almost 700 pounds—that move periodically from place to place, seemingly of their own volition. Racetrack-like trails in the ______blank mysterious migration.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. playas sediment mark the rock’s
B. playa’s sediment mark the rocks
C. playa’s sediment mark the rocks’
D. playas’ sediment mark the rocks’ [/INST]C. playa’s sediment mark the rocks’</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In many of her landscape paintings from the 1970s and 1980s, Lebanese American artist Etel Adnan worked to capture the essence of California’s fog-shrouded Mount Tamalpais region through abstraction, using splotches of color to represent the area’s features. Interestingly, the triangle representing the mountain itself ______blank among the few defined figures in her paintings.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. are
B. have been
C. were
D. is [/INST]D. is</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta’s celebrated literary oeuvre includes The Joys of Motherhood, a novel about the changing roles of women in 1950s ______blank a television play about the private struggles of a newlywed couple in Nigeria; and Head Above Water, her autobiography.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Lagos, A Kind of Marriage,
B. Lagos; A Kind of Marriage,
C. Lagos, A Kind of Marriage:
D. Lagos; A Kind of Marriage[/INST]B. Lagos; A Kind of Marriage,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three pioneers in the field of click chemistry: two-time Nobel laureate Barry Sharpless, who coined the term “click chemistry” in 1998; Carolyn Bertozzi, founder of the Bertozzi Group at ______blank and Morten Meldal, a professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Stanford
B. Stanford,
C. Stanford:
D. Stanford;[/INST]D. Stanford;</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
How do scientists determine what foods were eaten by extinct hominins such as Neanderthals? In the past, researchers were limited to studying the marks found on the fossilized teeth of skeletons, but in 2017 a team led by Laura Weyrich of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA tried something ______blank the DNA found in Neanderthals’ fossilized dental plaque.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. new: sequencing
B. new; sequencing
C. new, sequencing:
D. new. Sequencing[/INST]A. new: sequencing</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In 1943, in the midst of World War II, mathematics professor Grace Hopper was recruited by the US military to help the war effort by solving complex equations. Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just ______blank as a pioneering computer programmer, Hopper would help usher in the digital age.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. equations, though:
B. equations, though,
C. equations. Though,
D. equations though[/INST]A. equations, though:</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In 2018, a team of researchers led by Dr. Caitlin Whalen compiled every available measurement of ocean mixing rates from the past two decades. With this novel data set, the team was able to determine how current-driven mixing varies across ______blank and what impact it has on the distribution of heat and nutrients in the ocean.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. regions,
B. regions:
C. regions;
D. regions[/INST]D. regions</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Laura Mulvey has theorized that in narrative film, shots issuing from a protagonist’s point of view compel viewers to identify with the character. Such identification is heightened by “invisible editing,” or editing so inconspicuous that it renders cuts between shots almost unnoticeable. Conversely, Mulvey proposes that conspicuous editing or an absence of point-of-view shots would induce a more critical stance toward a protagonist. Consider, for example, the attic scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, a conspicuously edited sequence of tens of shots, few of which correspond to the protagonist’s point of view. According to Mulvey’s logic, this scene should affect viewers by ______blank
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. obscuring their awareness of the high degree of artifice involved in constructing the montage.
B. lessening their identification with the protagonist, if not alienating them from the character altogether.
C. compelling them to identify with the film’s director, whose proxy is the camera, and not with the protagonist.
D. diverting their attention away from the film’s content and toward its stylistic attributes.[/INST]B. lessening their identification with the protagonist, if not alienating them from the character altogether.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Algae living within the tissues of corals play a critical role in keeping corals, and the marine ecosystems they are part of, thriving. Some coral species appear brown in color when healthy due to the algae colonies living in their tissues. In the event of an environmental stressor, the algae can die or be expelled, causing the corals to appear white. To recover the algae, the bleached corals then begin to produce bright colors, which block intense sunlight, encouraging the light-sensitive algae to recolonize the corals.
What does the text most strongly suggest about corals that produce bright colors?
A. These corals have likely been subjected to stressful environmental conditions.
B. These corals are likely more vulnerable to exposure from intense sunlight than white corals are.
C. These corals have likely recovered from an environmental event without the assistance of algae colonies.
D. These corals are more likely to survive without algae colonies than brown corals are.[/INST]A. These corals have likely been subjected to stressful environmental conditions.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are a nutritionally dense food, but they are difficult to digest in part because of their high levels of soluble fiber and compounds like raffinose. They also contain antinutrients like tannins and trypsin inhibitors, which interfere with the body’s ability to extract nutrients from foods. In a research article, Marisela Granito and Glenda Álvarez from Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela claim that inducing fermentation of black beans using lactic acid bacteria improves the digestibility of the beans and makes them more nutritious.
Which finding from Granito and Álvarez’s research, if true, would most directly support their claim?
A. When cooked, fermented beans contained significantly more trypsin inhibitors and tannins but significantly less soluble fiber and raffinose than nonfermented beans.
B. Fermented beans contained significantly less soluble fiber and raffinose than nonfermented beans, and when cooked, the fermented beans also displayed a significant reduction in trypsin inhibitors and tannins.
C. When the fermented beans were analyzed, they were found to contain two microorganisms, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, that are theorized to increase the amount of nitrogen absorbed by the gut after eating beans.
D. Both fermented and nonfermented black beans contained significantly fewer trypsin inhibitors and tannins after being cooked at high pressure. [/INST]B. Fermented beans contained significantly less soluble fiber and raffinose than nonfermented beans, and when cooked, the fermented beans also displayed a significant reduction in trypsin inhibitors and tannins.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Many governments that regularly transfer money to individuals—to provide supplemental incomes for senior citizens, for example—have long done so electronically, but other countries typically have distributed physical money and have only recently developed electronic transfer infrastructure. Researchers studied the introduction of an electronic transfer system in one such location and found that recipients of electronic transfers consumed a different array of foods than recipients of physical transfers of the same amount did. One potential explanation for this result is that individuals conceive of and allocate funds in physical money differently than they conceive of and allocate funds in electronic form.
Which finding from the study, if true, would most directly weaken the potential explanation?
A. Recipients of electronic transfers typically spent their funds at a slower rate than recipients of physical transfers did.
B. Nearly every recipient of an electronic transfer withdrew the entire amount in physical money shortly after receiving the transfer.
C. Recipients of physical transfers tended to purchase food about as frequently as recipients of electronic transfers did.
D. Some recipients of physical transfers received small amounts of money relatively frequently, while others received large amounts relatively infrequently.[/INST]B. Nearly every recipient of an electronic transfer withdrew the entire amount in physical money shortly after receiving the transfer.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Songbirds learn to respond to and imitate their species’ songs from an early age. With each generation, small differences are introduced that result in distinct variations—called dialects—among geographically isolated populations of the same species. A research study examined whether twelve-day-old Ficedula hypoleuca (pied flycatcher) nestlings prefer local dialects over the unfamiliar dialects of nonlocal F. hypoleuca populations: the more begging calls the nestlings made in response to a song, the stronger their preference. The researchers found that nestlings produced more begging calls in response to their own dialect than to nonlocal dialects. Since song preference plays a role in songbird mate selection, the finding suggests that ______blank
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. F. hypoleuca nestlings’ preference for their own dialect likely disappears as they mature to promote socialization between different F. hypoleuca populations.
B. F. hypoleuca nestlings who show an early preference for their own dialect are likely to receive more food from their caretakers than nestlings who show no preferences among any F. hypoleuca dialects.
C. F. hypoleuca nestlings’ preference for their own dialect likely drives them when they mature to reproduce with other F. hypoleuca from local rather than nonlocal populations.
D. F. hypoleuca nestlings show a preference for both local F. hypoleuca dialects and the songs of other local songbirds over the songs of nonlocal birds of any species.[/INST]C. F. hypoleuca nestlings’ preference for their own dialect likely drives them when they mature to reproduce with other F. hypoleuca from local rather than nonlocal populations.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In 1967 the US Congress created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which in turn created National Public Radio (NPR). NPR began producing and distributing high-quality news and cultural programming to affiliate stations across the United States in 1971. In a research paper, a student claims that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR were inspired by the British Broadcasting System (BBC), which had been established in the 1920s.
Which quotation from a work by a historian would be the most effective evidence for the student to include in support of this claim?
A. “Although the BBC had begun as a private corporation, politicians successfully argued to make it a public company because they believed a public broadcaster could help build national unity in the aftermath of World War I.”
B. “For many decades, the BBC had no competition since it held Britain’s only broadcasting license, whereas in the United States, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting launched NPR in a broadcasting market already filled with competitors.”
C. “Congress’s embrace of publicly funded broadcasting reflected a common belief among US politicians that the role of government was not only to ensure people’s safety and liberty but also to enrich people’s lives in other ways.”
D. “The goal of the BBC was to support British democracy by promoting an informed citizenry, and US legislators believed that ensuring access to high-quality programming could do the same for democracy in the United States.”[/INST]D. “The goal of the BBC was to support British democracy by promoting an informed citizenry, and US legislators believed that ensuring access to high-quality programming could do the same for democracy in the United States.”</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Although it’s clear that Mars once had liquid water on its surface, astronomers have debated whether the evidence of ancient water reflects a prolonged phase of warm, wet conditions—the so-called wet and warm scenario—or a brief period of melting in an otherwise consistently frozen environment. Researchers Benjamin T. Cardenas and Michael P. Lamb recently added to this debate by using data from NASA and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter to map the topography of what is now a large basin in Mars’s northern hemisphere. Cardenas and Lamb concluded that the wet and warm scenario is likely correct.
Which finding about the basin, if true, would most directly support Cardenas and Lamb’s conclusion?
A. Its dimensions and shape indicate that it is unlikely to have formed as the result of an asteroid or comet impact.
B. It has features suggesting that it once held an ocean that underwent gradual sea-level changes over an extended time.
C. Its physical characteristics are most consistent with it having formed as a result of a massive but short-lived influx of liquid water.
D. It is surrounded by channels that could have been formed either by running water or by flowing lava. [/INST]B. It has features suggesting that it once held an ocean that underwent gradual sea-level changes over an extended time.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In the twentieth century, ethnographers made a concerted effort to collect Mexican American folklore, but they did not always agree about that folklore’s origins. Scholars such as Aurelio Espinosa claimed that Mexican American folklore derived largely from the folklore of Spain, which ruled Mexico and what is now the southwestern United States from the sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries. Scholars such as Américo Paredes, by contrast, argued that while some Spanish influence is undeniable, Mexican American folklore is mainly the product of the ongoing interactions of various cultures in Mexico and the United States.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support Paredes’s argument?
A. The folklore that the ethnographers collected included several songs written in the form of a décima, a type of poem originating in late sixteenth-century Spain.
B. Much of the folklore that the ethnographers collected had similar elements from region to region.
C. Most of the folklore that the ethnographers collected was previously unknown to scholars.
D. Most of the folklore that the ethnographers collected consisted of corridos—ballads about history and social life—of a clearly recent origin. [/INST]D. Most of the folklore that the ethnographers collected consisted of corridos—ballads about history and social life—of a clearly recent origin.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Iraqi artist Nazik Al-Malaika, celebrated as the first Arabic poet to write in free verse, didn’t reject traditional forms entirely; her poem “Elegy for a Woman of No Importance” consists of two ten-line stanzas and a standard number of syllables. Even in this superficially traditional work, ______blank Al-Malaika was breaking new ground by memorializing an anonymous woman rather than a famous man.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. therefore,
B. in fact,
C. moreover,
D. though,[/INST]D. though,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Seismologists Kaiqing Yuan and Barbara Romanowicz have proposed that the magma fueling Iceland’s more than 30 active volcano systems emerges from deep within Earth. The great depths involved—nearly 3,000 km—mark Iceland’s volcanoes as extreme outliers; ______blank many of Earth’s volcanoes are fed by shallow pockets of magma found less than 15 km below the surface.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. indeed,
B. nevertheless,
C. in addition,
D. consequently,[/INST]A. indeed,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
In North America, woodlands have expanded into areas that were once grasslands.
Thomas Rogers and F. Leland Russell of Wichita State University investigated whether woodland expansion is related to changes in climate.
Rogers and Russell analyzed core samples from oak trees on a site that was not wooded in the past and indexed the age of the trees with historical climate data to see if tree populations and climate were correlated.
Tree population growth was associated with dry intervals.
Droughts may have played a role in woodland expansion.
The student wants to emphasize the aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. Thomas Rogers and F. Leland Russell, researchers at Wichita State University, wanted to know if woodland expansion is related to changes in climate.
B. Thanks to the work done by Thomas Rogers and F. Leland Russell, we now know that droughts may have played a role in woodland expansion.
C. Wichita State University researchers have determined that tree population growth was associated with dry intervals.
D. Thomas Rogers and F. Leland Russell analyzed core samples from oak trees on a site that was not wooded in the past, indexing the age of the trees with historical climate data.[/INST]A. Thomas Rogers and F. Leland Russell, researchers at Wichita State University, wanted to know if woodland expansion is related to changes in climate.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat was built in the 1100s to honor the Hindu god Vishnu.
It has been a Buddhist temple since the sixteenth century.
Decorrelation stretch analysis is a novel digital imaging technique that enhances the contrast between colors in a photograph.
Archaeologist Noel Hidalgo Tan applied decorrelation stretch analysis to photographs he had taken of Angkor Wat’s plaster walls.
Tan’s analysis revealed hundreds of images unknown to researchers.
The student wants to present Tan’s research to an audience unfamiliar with Angkor Wat. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. Tan photographed Angkor Wat’s plaster walls and then applied decorrelation stretch analysis to the photographs.
B. Decorrelation stretch analysis is a novel digital imaging technique that Tan used to enhance the contrast between colors in a photograph.
C. Using a novel digital imaging technique, Tan revealed hundreds of images hidden on the walls of Angkor Wat, a Cambodian temple.
D. Built to honor a Hindu god before becoming a Buddhist temple, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat concealed hundreds of images on its plaster walls. [/INST]C. Using a novel digital imaging technique, Tan revealed hundreds of images hidden on the walls of Angkor Wat, a Cambodian temple.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
When medical students mention their patients on social media, they may violate patient confidentiality.
Terry Kind led a study to determine how many medical schools have student policies that mention social media use.
Kind and her team reviewed 132 medical school websites, examining publicly available student policies.
Only thirteen medical schools had guidelines that explicitly mention social media, and only five defined what constitutes acceptable social media use.
The student wants to emphasize the study’s methodology. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. The student policies of 132 medical schools can be found online, according to research by Terry Kind.
B. To find out how many medical schools have guidelines about student social media use, Terry Kind and her team examined the student policies of 132 medical schools.
C. Out of 132 medical schools, only thirteen had student policies that mentioned social media, and only five specified what use was acceptable.
D. Terry Kind and her team wanted to know how many medical schools have student social media policies in place about protecting patient confidentiality. [/INST]B. To find out how many medical schools have guidelines about student social media use, Terry Kind and her team examined the student policies of 132 medical schools.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In a heated debate in biogeography, the field is divided between dispersalists and vicariancists. ______blank there are those who argue that dispersal is the most crucial determining factor in a species’ distribution, and those who insist that vicariance (separation due to geographic barriers) is. Biogeographer Isabel Sanmartín counts herself among neither.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Furthermore,
B. By contrast,
C. Similarly,
D. That is,[/INST]D. That is,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
When, in the 1800s, geologists first realized that much of Earth had once been covered by great sheets of ice, some theorized that the phenomenon was cyclical, occurring at regular intervals. Each Ice Age is so destructive, though, that it largely erases the geological evidence of its predecessor. ______blank geologists were unable to confirm the theory of cyclical Ice Ages until the 1960s.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Hence,
B. Moreover,
C. Nevertheless,
D. Next,[/INST]A. Hence,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
The factors that affect clutch size (the number of eggs laid at one time) have been well studied in birds but not in lizards.
A team led by Shai Meiri of Tel Aviv University investigated which factors influence lizard clutch size.
Meiri’s team obtained clutch-size and habitat data for over 3,900 lizard species and analyzed the data with statistical models.
Larger clutch size was associated with environments in higher latitudes that have more seasonal change.
Lizards in higher-latitude environments may lay larger clutches to take advantage of shorter windows of favorable conditions.
The student wants to emphasize the aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. Researchers wanted to know which factors influence lizard egg clutch size because such factors have been well studied in birds but not in lizards.
B. After they obtained data for over 3,900 lizard species, researchers determined that larger clutch size was associated with environments in higher latitudes that have more seasonal change.
C. We now know that lizards in higher-latitude environments may lay larger clutches to take advantage of shorter windows of favorable conditions.
D. Researchers obtained clutch-size and habitat data for over 3,900 lizard species and analyzed the data with statistical models.[/INST]A. Researchers wanted to know which factors influence lizard egg clutch size because such factors have been well studied in birds but not in lizards.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Gurnah was born in Zanzibar in East Africa and currently lives in the United Kingdom.
Many readers have singled out Gurnah’s 1994 book Paradise for praise.
Paradise is a historical novel about events that occurred in colonial East Africa.
The student wants to introduce Paradise to an audience unfamiliar with the novel and its author. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. Abdulrazak Gurnah, who wrote Paradise and later was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in Zanzibar in East Africa and currently lives in the United Kingdom.
B. Many readers have singled out Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 1994 book Paradise, a historical novel about colonial East Africa, for praise.
C. A much-praised historical novel about colonial East Africa, Paradise (1994) was written by Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.
D. Paradise is a historical novel about events that occurred in colonial East Africa, Abdulrazak Gurnah’s homeland.[/INST]C. A much-praised historical novel about colonial East Africa, Paradise (1994) was written by Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The Sun and other stars are powered by nuclear fusion reactions, in which two atoms collide to form a single heavier atom, releasing energy. Scientists have long believed that fusion has the potential to meet humanity’s clean energy needs. ______blank prior to December 2022, no fusion reaction in a laboratory setting had ever generated a net energy gain.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. For this reason,
B. Moreover,
C. Specifically,
D. That said,[/INST]D. That said,</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Jan Gimsa, Robert Sleigh, and Ulrike Gimsa have hypothesized that the sail-like structure running down the back of the dinosaur Spinosaurus aegyptiacus improved the animal’s success in underwater pursuits of prey species capable of making quick, evasive movements. To evaluate their hypothesis, a second team of researchers constructed two battery-powered mechanical models of S. aegyptiacus, one with a sail and one without, and subjected the models to a series of identical tests in a water-filled tank.
Which finding from the model tests, if true, would most strongly support Gimsa and colleagues’ hypothesis?
A. The model with a sail took significantly longer to travel a specified distance while submerged than the model without a sail did.
B. The model with a sail displaced significantly more water while submerged than the model without a sail did.
C. The model with a sail had significantly less battery power remaining after completing the tests than the model without a sail did.
D. The model with a sail took significantly less time to complete a sharp turn while submerged than the model without a sail did.[/INST]D. The model with a sail took significantly less time to complete a sharp turn while submerged than the model without a sail did.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
“Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker” is a 1900 short story by Paul Laurence Dunbar. In the story, the narrator describes Mr. Cornelius Johnson’s appearance as conveying his exaggerated sense of his importance: ______
Which quotation from “Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker” most effectively illustrates the claim?
Choose 1 answer:
A. “He carried himself always as if he were passing under his own triumphal arch.”
B. “The grey Prince Albert was scrupulously buttoned about his form, and a shiny top hat replaced the felt of the afternoon.”
C. “Mr. Cornelius Johnson always spoke in a large and important tone.”
D. “It was a beautiful day in balmy May and the sun shone pleasantly on Mr. Cornelius Johnson’s very spruce Prince Albert suit of grey as he alighted from the train in Washington.”[/INST]A. “He carried himself always as if he were passing under his own triumphal arch.”</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
American fashion designer Patrick Kelly was known for his love of colorful buttons. Many of his signature dresses feature bold assortments of buttons throughout the garment. In a paper, a fashion design student claims that Kelly’s use of buttons as decoration was inspired by his childhood observations of the styles and actions of the women in his family.
Which quotation from a work by a historian would be the most effective evidence for the student to include in support of this claim?
A. “Kelly’s grandmother, who would repair clothing when he was a child, frequently added mismatched buttons to the clothes to draw attention away from any flaws in the garments.”
B. “Kelly was destined to be a designer from a young age: he learned how to sew clothing from his aunt Bertha, and his love of drawing was developed by his mother.”
C. “Although some of the assortments of buttons appear to be mismatched pieces scattered randomly throughout Kelly’s dresses, his most famous designs feature carefully crafted patterns of matching buttons.”
D. "Many of Kelly’s contemporaries were inspired by his designs to incorporate buttons, as well as zippers and snaps, as decorative items in their work."”[/INST]A. “Kelly’s grandmother, who would repair clothing when he was a child, frequently added mismatched buttons to the clothes to draw attention away from any flaws in the garments.”</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Many scientists have believed that giraffes are solitary creatures, preferring to spend their time alone instead of with others. But observations of giraffes and their behavior in recent years has suggested that these animals may be more social than we once thought. For example, scientists Zoe Muller and Stephen Harris claim that giraffes may even help each other care for one another’s newborns.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support Muller and Harris’s conclusion?
A. Giraffes are able to make sounds but are rarely observed communicating with others.
B. Some female giraffes have been observed sniffing and licking their newborn offspring.
C. Confrontations between a younger and an older male giraffe are frequently observed.
D. Female giraffes have been observed feeding young giraffes that aren’t their direct offspring.[/INST]D. Female giraffes have been observed feeding young giraffes that aren’t their direct offspring.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The Milky Way galaxy is composed of millions of stars in a relatively flat structure containing a thin disk and a thick disk. Based on computer simulations and analysis of data on the brightness, position, and chemical composition of about 250,000 stars in the thick disk (collected from two telescopes, one in China and one orbiting in space), astrophysicists Maosheng Xiang and Hans-Walter Rix claim that the thick disk of the Milky Way formed in two distinct phases rather than a single one.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the researchers’ claim?
A. There’s an age difference of about 2 billion years between certain stars in the thick disk.
B. The stars in the Milky Way tend to have very similar chemical compositions.
C. The thin disk contains about twice as many stars that can be seen from Earth as the thick disk does.
D. The telescopes used by the researchers have detected stars of similar ages in galaxies other than the Milky Way.[/INST]A. There’s an age difference of about 2 billion years between certain stars in the thick disk.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
A 2019 study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution looked at data from more than 1,500 species of birds, mammals, and fish in order to determine whether their rate of evolutionary change was linked to species survival. The study found that while some species did evolve faster than others, there was no clear relationship between evolutionary rate and survival. Instead, the study suggests that ___previous species success predicts species survival much more accurately than speed of adaptation does.___
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the underlined claim?
A. Endangered and extinct species displayed a significantly slower evolutionary rate than other species.
B. Evolutionary rate only impacted species survival when adaptations were linked to environmental pressures.
C. Successful species tended to remain more successful than more quickly-evolving competitors.
D. Invasive species that overtook competitors tended to exhibit a higher evolutionary rate than other species.[/INST]C. Successful species tended to remain more successful than more quickly-evolving competitors.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Many intellectual histories of the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s rely heavily on essays and other explicitly ideological works as primary sources, a tendency that can overrepresent the perspectives of a small number of thinkers, most of whom were male. Historian Ashley D. Farmer has shown that expanding the array of primary sources to encompass more types of print material—including political cartoons, advertisements, and artwork—leads to a much better understanding of the movement and the crucial and diverse roles that Black women played in shaping it.
Which choice best describes the main idea of the text?
A. Before Farmer’s research, historians had largely ignored the intellectual dimensions of the Black Power movement.
B. Farmer’s methods and research have enriched the historical understanding of the Black Power movement and Black women’s contributions to it.
C. Other historians of the Black Power movement have criticized Farmer’s use of unconventional primary sources.
D. The figures in the Black Power movement whom historians tend to cite would have agreed with Farmer’s conclusions about women’s roles in the movement.[/INST]B. Farmer’s methods and research have enriched the historical understanding of the Black Power movement and Black women’s contributions to it.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island. Bill is a sailor staying at the Admiral Benbow, an inn run by the narrator’s parents.
Every day when [Bill] came back from his stroll he would ask if any seafaring men had gone by along the road. At first we thought it was the want of company of his own kind that made him ask this question, but at last we began to see he was desirous to avoid them. When a seaman did [stay] at the Admiral Benbow (as now and then some did) he would look in at him through the curtained door before he entered the parlour; and he was always sure to be as silent as a mouse when any such was present.
According to the text, why does Bill regularly ask about “seafaring men”?
A. He isn’t sure that other guests at the inn will be welcoming of sailors.
B. He’s trying to secure a job as part of the crew on a new ship.
C. He’s hoping to find an old friend and fellow sailor.
D. He doesn’t want to encounter any other sailor unexpectedly.[/INST]D. He doesn’t want to encounter any other sailor unexpectedly.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from Shyam Selvadurai’s 1994 novel Funny Boy. The seven-year-old narrator lives with his family in Sri Lanka. Radha Aunty is the narrator’s aunt.
Radha Aunty, who was the youngest in my father’s family, had left for America four years ago when I was three, and I could not remember what she looked like. I went into the corridor to look at the family photographs that were hung there. But all the pictures were old ones, taken when Radha Aunty was a baby or young girl. Try as I might, I couldn’t get an idea of what she looked like now. My imagination, however, was quick to fill in this void.
According to the text, why does the narrator consult some family photographs?
A. He hopes the photographs will help him recall what his aunt looked like.
B. He is curious about how his father dressed a long time ago.
C. He wants to remind his aunt of an event that is shown in an old photograph.
D. He wants to use the photographs as inspiration for a story he is writing.[/INST]A. He hopes the photographs will help him recall what his aunt looked like.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Scent is tightly interwoven with our daily lives, often evoking significant memories and important social events. This connection is of growing interest to archaeologists who hope to use it to better understand ancient rituals, trade, social hierarchies, and medicine. Although the speed at which odor molecules dissipate makes identifying ancient scents challenging, advancements in biomolecular technologies show promise in unlocking ancient aromas from preserved artifacts. Archaeological studies making use of these advancements may provide new insights into past societies.
According to the text, what is one reason some archaeologists are interested in recovering scents from ancient artifacts?
A. They are investigating whether people’s sense of smell has declined in recent centuries.
B. They believe the scents could illuminate important aspects of ancient life.
C. They hope to develop new medicines using ancient scent molecules.
D. They think that ancient scents would be enjoyable to people today.[/INST]B. They believe the scents could illuminate important aspects of ancient life.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
NASA’s Cassini probe has detected an unusual wobble in the rotation of Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Using a computer model to study Mimas’s gravitational interactions with Saturn and tidal forces, geophysicist Alyssa Rhoden and colleagues have proposed that this wobble could be due to a liquid ocean moving beneath the moon’s icy surface. The researchers believe other moons should be examined to see if they too might have oceans hidden beneath their surfaces.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A. Rhoden and colleagues were the first to confirm that several of Saturn’s moons contain hidden oceans.
B. Research has failed to identify signs that there is an ocean hidden beneath the surface of Mimas.
C. Rhoden and colleagues created a new computer model that identifies moons with hidden oceans without needing to analyze the moons’ rotation.
D. Research has revealed that an oddity in the rotation of Mimas could be explained by an ocean hidden beneath its surface.[/INST]D. Research has revealed that an oddity in the rotation of Mimas could be explained by an ocean hidden beneath its surface.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
For centuries, Polynesian wayfinders navigated the Pacific Ocean using only the stars, the currents, and other natural clues for guidance. Today, some wayfinders use modern technology, such as GPS and solar panels, to enhance the safety and speed of their journeys. Nonetheless, they continue to practice traditional wayfinding techniques, keeping their ancient art alive and preserving an important part of Polynesian culture.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A. Though some wayfinders use modern technology, they continue to practice the traditional art of wayfinding.
B. By observing the stars, the currents, and other signs from nature, wayfinders can navigate the Pacific Ocean without modern technology.
C. Wayfinders are responsible for preserving many aspects of ancient Polynesian culture.
D. Instead of relying on traditional wayfinding methods, some wayfinders use modern technology to navigate.[/INST]A. Though some wayfinders use modern technology, they continue to practice the traditional art of wayfinding.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Adaptations to cold temperatures have high metabolic costs. It is expensive, in terms of energy use, for land plants and animals to withstand very cold temperatures, and it gets more expensive the colder it gets, which means that the lower the air temperature, the fewer species have evolved to survive it. This factor, in conjunction with the decline in air temperature with increasing elevation, explains the distribution of species diversity in mountain ecosystems: you find fewer species high up a mountain than at the mountain’s base because ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. there are relatively few environments hospitable to species that are adapted to live in low air temperatures.
B. there are relatively few species with the adaptations necessary to tolerate the temperatures at high elevations.
C. adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in rocky environments are metabolically costly.
D. some mountain environments are at elevations so high that no plants or animals can survive them.[/INST]B. there are relatively few species with the adaptations necessary to tolerate the temperatures at high elevations.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Alice Guy-Blaché directed hundreds of films between 1896 and 1920. She wanted audiences to feel like they were watching real people on screen. She would encourage actors in her films to behave naturally. Guy-Blaché even hung a large sign reading “Be Natural” in the studio where she made her films. At the time, films lacked sound, so actors needed to rely solely on their bodies and facial expressions to convey emotions. As a result, actors tended to highly exaggerate their actions and expressions. The style of acting in Guy-Blaché’s films was therefore ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. very unusual for the period.
B. copied by many of Guy-Blaché’s peers.
C. better than film acting today.
D. familiar to actors who had worked on other directors’ films.[/INST]A. very unusual for the period.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Researchers wanted to study how consumers’ reactions to an ad may be affected by other ads. The researchers began by showing study participants an ad for a product, with some seeing a less detailed ad and others seeing a more detailed one. Then, all participants viewed the same second ad for a store and shared their opinion of the store based on this second ad. Participants who had first seen an ad less detailed than the second ad had a higher opinion of the store than the participants who had first seen a more detailed ad. The researchers concluded that reactions to an ad may be affected by ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. the amount of detail viewed in previous ads.
B. the time of day that the ad is viewed.
C. the length of time viewing previous ads.
D. the number of people who viewed the ad.[/INST]A. the amount of detail viewed in previous ads.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Off-off-Broadway theaters emerged in the late 1950s as a rebellion against mainstream Broadway theaters in New York, freeing artists to create productions that were more experimental than typical Broadway shows. One such artist was playwright María Irene Fornés. Working with off-off Broadway theaters enabled Fornés not only to direct her own plays but also to direct them exactly as she intended them to be staged, regardless of how strange the results might have seemed to audiences accustomed to Broadway shows. In this way, Fornés ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. would have been more famous if she had created plays that were mainstream instead of experimental.
B. recognized that staging an off-off-Broadway play was more complicated than staging a Broadway play.
C. wrote plays that would have been too expensive to produce if someone else had directed the production.
D. illustrates the artistic opportunity offered by off-off Broadway theaters.[/INST]D. illustrates the artistic opportunity offered by off-off Broadway theaters.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In a study on the effects of stress on the brain, neuroscientists Sunita Kumar, Ethan Wilson, and others examined the brains of rats exposed to stressful situations. The researchers found that stress caused inflammation in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory and learning. They also discovered that this inflammation reduced the rats' ability to form new memories. They concluded that stress is likely to ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. increase an individual’s ability to learn new information.
B. decrease an individual's ability to form new memories.
C. increase an individual's ability to combat inflammation in the brain.
D. decrease an individual's hippocampal inflammation.[/INST]B. decrease an individual's ability to form new memories.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Many people are familiar with the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Tolkien was known for creating rich, intricate fantasy worlds in his novels, which often featured themes of heroism and courage. Fewer people, however, are aware that Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval English at Oxford University, and that he incorporated elements of those languages and historical periods into his works. Thus, those who read Tolkien’s novels without this knowledge ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. may not appreciate the extent to which his writing reflects the political climate of his time.
B. may not recognize the influence that his academic background had on his literary works.
C. may mistakenly believe that his literary works are grounded in historical fact.
D. may underestimate the impact that the works of other fantasy authors had on his writing.[/INST]B. may not recognize the influence that his academic background had on his literary works.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from William Wordsworth's 1807 poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay.
Based on the text, in what way are the daffodils that the speaker encounters similar to stars in the Milky Way?
A. They appear to twinkle in the light.
B. They can be seen during the night and day.
C. They flutter and dance in the breeze.
D. They seem to go on forever.[/INST]D. They seem to go on forever.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In her 1921 poem “Spring,” Edna St. Vincent Millay subverts conventional depictions of springtime. Instead of celebrating growth and renewal, Millay disputes the merit of the season entirely: ______
Which quotation from “Spring” most effectively illustrates the claim?
A. “To what purpose, April, do you return again? / Beauty is not enough.”
B. The sun is hot on my neck as I observe / The spikes of the crocus.
C. The smell of the earth is good. / It is apparent that there is no death.
D. Life in itself / Is nothing, / An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.[/INST]A. “To what purpose, April, do you return again? // Beauty is not enough.”</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In many cultures, a handshake can create trust between people. Engineer João Avelino and his team are designing a robot to shake hands with a human in order to improve human-robot interactions. The robot hand adjusts its movements and pressure to better imitate the feel of a human hand. The researchers want the robot’s handshake to feel realistic because ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A. people are less likely to interact with robots that don’t look like humans.
B. it’s easier to program a robot to perform handshakes than it is to program a robot to perform some other types of greetings.
C. the robot in the researchers’ study may have uses other than interacting with humans.
D. lifelike handshakes may make people more comfortable interacting with robots.[/INST]D. lifelike handshakes may make people more comfortable interacting with robots.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In recommending Bao Phi’s collection Sông I Sing, a librarian noted that pieces by the spoken-word poet don’t lose their ______ nature when printed: the language has the same pleasant musical quality on the page as it does when performed by Phi.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. jarring
B. scholarly
C. melodic
D. personal[/INST]C. melodic</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.
[Jay Gatsby] was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so peculiarly American—that comes, I suppose, with the absence of lifting work in youth and, even more, with the formless grace of our nervous, sporadic games. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
As used in the text, what does the word “quality” most nearly mean?
A. Characteristic
B. Standard
C. Prestige
D. Accomplishment[/INST]A. Characteristic</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from Yann Martel’s 2001 novel Life of Pi. The narrator’s family owned a zoo when he was a child.
It was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, though it seemed to get smaller as I grew older, train included.
As used in the text, what does the word “spread” most nearly mean?
A. Extended
B. Coated
C. Discussed
D. Hidden[/INST]A. Extended</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The Appalachian Trail is a hiking path in the eastern United States. Much of the 2,000 mile trail passes through wilderness areas. In order to ______ those areas, the United States Congress passed the National Trails System Act in 1968, ensuring that the trail would not be sold or commercially developed.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. protect
B. borrow
C. postpone
D. decorate[/INST]A. protect</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Biologist Jane Edgeloe and colleagues have located what is believed to be the largest individual plant in the world in the Shark Bay area of Australia. The plant is a type of seagrass called Posidonia australis, and it ______ approximately 200 square kilometers.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. acknowledges
B. produces
C. spans
D. advances[/INST]C. spans</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In the award-winning puzzle game Monument Valley, players navigate the silent princess Ida through a series of puzzles and optical illusions. The game is known for its ______ art design: beautiful, fantastical architecture and calming pastel colors that make the game both challenging and pretty to look at.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. violent
B. mundane
C. intricate
D. distracting[/INST]C. intricate</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1910 poem “The Earth’s Entail”.
No matter how we cultivate the land,
Taming the forest and the prairie free;
No matter how we irrigate the sand,
Making the desert blossom at command,
We must always leave the borders of the sea;
The immeasureable reaches
Of the windy wave-wet beaches,
The million-mile-long margin of the sea.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
A. The speaker provides examples of an admirable way of approaching nature and then challenges that approach.
B. The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.
C. The speaker argues against interfering with nature and then gives evidence supporting this interference.
D. The speaker presents an account of efforts to dominate nature and then cautions that such efforts are only temporary.[/INST]B. The speaker describes attempts to control nature and then offers a reminder that not all nature is controllable.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from Herman Melville’s 1854 novel The Lightning-rod Man.
The stranger still stood in the exact middle of the cottage, where he had first planted himself. ___His singularity impelled a closer scrutiny___. A lean, gloomy figure. Hair dark and lank, mattedly streaked over his brow. His sunken pitfalls of eyes were ringed by indigo halos, and played with an innocuous sort of lightning: the gleam without the bolt. The whole man was dripping. He stood in a puddle on the bare oak floor: his strange walking-stick vertically resting at his side.
Which choice best states the function of the underlined sentence in the overall structure of the text?
A. It sets up the character description presented in the sentences that follow.
B. It establishes a contrast with the description in the previous sentence.
C. It elaborates on the previous sentence’s description of the character.
D. It introduces the setting that is described in the sentences that follow.[/INST]A. It sets up the character description presented in the sentences that follow.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from Holly Goldberg Sloan’s 2017 novel Short.
More than two years ago my parents bought a piano from some people who were moving to Utah. Mom and Dad gave it to my brothers and me for Christmas. I had to act really happy because it was such a big present, but I pretty much hated the thing from the second it was carried into the hallway upstairs, which is right next to my bedroom. The piano glared at me. It was like a songbird in a cage. It wanted to be set free.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A. It suggests that the narrator’s brothers are talented piano players.
B. It describes the event that led the narrator’s parents to buy a piano.
C. It explains why the narrator always wanted a piano close to her bedroom.
D. It establishes how the narrator feels about the piano.[/INST]D. It establishes how the narrator feels about the piano.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In most building demolitions, the building materials are destroyed and sent to landfills. City officials in Portland, Oregon, wanted to reduce this waste. The officials passed a law requiring demolition companies to deconstruct some buildings instead. Deconstruction involves carefully taking buildings apart piece by piece. Damage to the materials is avoided so that they can be reused in new constructions. A 2019 study found that 27 percent of materials from deconstructions in Portland were able to be reused. The remaining materials were processed for recycling instead of going to a landfill.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A. To explain an effort made by the city of Portland to reduce demolition waste and some results of that effort
B. To discuss laws aimed to reduce demolition waste in Portland and compare them to similar laws in other cities
C. To show that popular support for measures that reduce demolition waste has increased since 2019
D. To argue that building deconstruction is not as effective as other measures at reducing demolition waste[/INST]A. To explain an effort made by the city of Portland to reduce demolition waste and some results of that effort</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
In many agricultural environments, the banks of streams are kept forested to protect water quality, but it’s been unclear what effects these forests may have on stream biodiversity. To investigate the issue, biologist Xingli Giam and colleagues studied an Indonesian oil palm plantation, comparing the species richness of forested streams with that of nonforested streams. Giam and colleagues found that species richness was significantly higher in forested streams, a finding the researchers attribute to the role leaf litter plays in sheltering fish from predators and providing food resources.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A. It explains the differences between stream-protection strategies used in oil palm plantations and stream-protection strategies used in other kinds of agricultural environments.
B. It presents a study that addresses an unresolved question about the presence of forests along streams in agricultural environments.
C. It discusses research intended to settle a debate about how agricultural yields can be increased without negative effects on water quality.
D. It describes findings that challenge a previously held view about how fish that inhabit streams in agricultural environments attempt to avoid predators.[/INST]B. It presents a study that addresses an unresolved question about the presence of forests along streams in agricultural environments.</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
The following text is from the 1884 poem "Solitude" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the brave old earth must borrow its mirth, It has troubles enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes rebound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A. To explore how people use laughter and song to cope with difficult emotions
B. To make the case that it is only through solitude that we can come to truly appreciate the full range of our emotions
C. To argue that people should be equally sympathetic toward the positive emotions and the negative emotions of others
D. To claim that positive emotions are well-received by the world, while negative emotions are shunned[/INST]D. To claim that positive emotions are well-received by the world, while negative emotions are shunned</s>


<s>SatAI, functioning as a virtual SAT tutor, a test used in the United States to measure a students aptitude for reading and writing, communicates in clear, accesible language. SatAI will respond correctly to questions provided, in which the correct answer directly restates or expresses an idea in the passage to be provided. SatAI will provide explanations for the correct choice. Please respond the following question:
Text 1
Italian painters in the 1500s rarely depicted themselves in their work. Even more rare were self-portrait paintings that portrayed the artist as a painter. At the time, painting was not yet respected as a profession, so painters mostly chose to emphasize other qualities in their self-portraits, like their intellect or social status. ___In the city of Bologna, the first artist to depict themself painting was a man named Annibale Carracci___. A painting of his from around 1585 shows Carracci in front of an easel holding a palette.
Text 2
In their self-portraits, Bolognese artists typically avoided referring to the act of painting until the mid-1600s. However, Lavinia Fontana’s 1577 painting, Self-Portrait at the Keyboard, stands out as the earliest example of such a work by an artist from Bologna. Although the artist is depicted playing music, in the background, one can spot a painting easel by a window.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the underlined claim in Text 1?
A. Self-Portrait at the Keyboard was painted earlier than Carracci’s painting and also refers to the artist’s craft.
B. Carracci and Fontana were among the most well-respected painters in Bologna at the time.
C. Fontana likely inspired the reference to an easel and palette in Carracci’s painting.
D. The depiction of Fontana in Self-Portrait at the Keyboard was intended to underscore the artist’s creativity.[/INST]A. Self-Portrait at the Keyboard was painted earlier than Carracci’s painting and also refers to the artist’s craft.</s>