Logical reasoning PrepTest 126 · Section 1 · Question 8

Incorrect. While it's noted that growing sunflowers could "provide relief" to the "unstable" farming industry in Kalotopia, that doesn't mean that growing sunflowers is necessary to fixing the industry. It's possible that it's just one of many crops that could provide such relief.

Incorrect. The stimulus notes that growing sunflower seed could happen at "little cost" to the environment—not without damage, as this answer choice states.

Incorrect. This answer is too broad in discussing all of the historical crops when the stimulus only discusses sunflower seed.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Must Be True

Stimulus Summary:
Kalotopia:
(1) Past - Sunflower seed was among the largest Kalotopia production crops
(2) Growing sunflower seed would help their unstable farming industry
(3) Sunflower seed doesn't threaten
(4) Present - Sunflower seed is a major source of income for several countries
(5) Sunflower oil can provide a variety of industrial and consumer products

Answer Anticipation:
This stimulus doesn't have statements that build together, or conditional statements. It doesn't have a lot of comparisons or causal statements (though there are a few implied causal statements).

What it does have is some tricky shifts from discussing Kalotopia to discussing other countries and sunflower seeds generally. As such, we should anticipate that avoiding answers that conflate these statements will be key to finding the correct answer.

An example of what we mean by that—it's noted that sunflower seed continues to be a key income source "for several countries"—that might not include Kalotopia.

We organized what we know about Kalotopia, other countries, and sunflower seed generally in the Summary. While writing it out like that wouldn't be advisable under the time constraints of the exam, it would be important to keep the information separate in your head like that, and to check each answer choice against the stimulus so you don't get confused. Let's head down to those answers and see which one we can find support for.

Answer Explanation:
Sunflower seed was once a large production crop in Kalotopia, so we should treat this answer as discussing that crop. The stimulus notes that growing it now could provide relief to the farming industry while providing a variety of products, suggesting it will benefit the general economy and explicitly stating it will benefit the farmers. This answer is supported by the stimulus, so this is the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
Sometimes, organizing the information presented is more important than having a strong anticipation. Especially when the stimulus presents a lot of information, jumps from topic to topic, and doesn't present any statements that would normally lead to an anticipation.

Incorrect. No other crops are mentioned, so there's no basis for this comparison.