PrepTest 113

Incorrect. Studies seem to be teaching us things about language acquisition, and there's no indication that there's a limit to how much we can learn, so this answer is incorrect.

Incorrect. The Psychologist has already stated that they are a factor ("also play a role"), so this question has already been answered.

Incorrect. The Psychologist states that innate mechanisms "also" play a role on top of environmental factors, so this question has already been answered in the negative.

Incorrect. While parents and peers do factor into the environment, and parents arguably factor into innate mechanisms (through genetics), the stimulus doesn't discuss who is important to this process, so ranking the individuals is out of scope.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Argument Completion (Must Be True)

Stimulus Summary:
Studies show that environment and innate mechanisms are factors in language development, so it's reasonable to do further research to answer whether __________.

Answer Anticipation:
The studies here have shown that there are two factors that play a role in language development in children. It then asks us to conclude the argument by finding an answer that highlights the reasonable "next step" in the research—what question in this area should be researched next?

It's important to note that we shouldn't be expecting something to come out of nowhere—there shouldn't be a wholly new topic that should be explored next. Instead, we should expect the next reasonable question to have to do with the factors that we've already identified.

Whether that means we'll be seeing how they relate to each other or how they rank compared to each other is uncertain, but the correct answer should be limited to discussing something about these factors that we've already identified.

Answer Explanation:
This answer asks the question—of the two factors we've identified as being relevant, which one is more important? That's a natural follow-up question to establishing that there are multiple factors, so this is the correct answer
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Key Takeaway:
Argument Completion questions aren't asking for you to get creative or find answers that come out of nowhere! Limit yourself to answers that discuss the concepts raised already in the stimulus.