Reading comp PrepTest 153 · Section 1 · Question 3

Correct. Question Type:
Must Be True

Strategy Overview:
Review the Author's main point and check for any concession the Author made in the passage

Answer Anticipation/Relevant Lines:
This question provides no context for the topic the answer is going to address, so we need to use the big picture understanding we've developed of the passage in order to orient around an answer. Additionally, we should check for any concession the Author made in the passage—which we should always notate—as that could be reflected in a correct answer that doesn't align with the main point.

Checking our notations, there are no concessions made. And we stated the main point as:

The heavy alterations made to mo
vies when they're prepared for different audiences (language) and mediums create a problem for critics, audiences, and directors, in that they can set up unfair criticism and false expectations.

Let's find an answer that lines up with that, and then check it against the passage to confirm all the details.

Answer Explanation:
(Lines 32-33) The Author argued that a whole bunch of alterations were bad, so in stating that film ""should"" be shown in a particular method, this answer aligns with the main point. We should check our notations to see if projection speed is one of the alterations that the Author believes negatively affects film, and we find it as the third factor in Paragraph 3—Lines 32-33. This is therefore the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
When the question stem asks for an answer the Author would agree with but doesn't give any hint as to topic, focus your anticipation on the main point. Find answers that align with that, and then check them against your notations/the language in the passage itself.

Incorrect. (Lines 1-6; Paragraph 4) First, this answer is too fatalistic—the Author never says anything about filmmakers needing to accept anything. Second, in the sections that talk about film criticism (the first half of Paragraph 1; Paragraph 4), there's no mention of criticism of distributors. In fact, the distributors—who are involved in some of the edits—are ""rarely sp[oken] about"" (Lines 37-38) in criticism.

Incorrect. (Lines 46-54) The Author does imply a few things that critics ""should"" acknowledge in the last part of the passage. However, none of those things is the inevitability of mutilations of films during distribution!

Incorrect. (Lines 1-6; Lines 50-54) The Author starts by saying that critics don't consider what audiences actually see, and she ends by bringing up the possibility that the film seen by critics isn't the one seen by audiences. These both factor into the problem that the Author notes, so, if anything, this is something she'd disagree with.

Incorrect. (Paragraphs 2-3) Much a with answer choice (A), this answer brings up a potential alteration that could be bad for films—showing them outside of a large, dark theater. However, checking our notations, that wasn't listed as one of the factors affecting the film that an audience sees, so this answer is incorrect.