SAT T5 P4

32. Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a discussion of an experiment and its result to

• an explanation of the practice applications of the results

• a consideration of the questions prompted by the results

• an analysis of the defects undermining the results

• a conversation with a scientists who disputes the results

33. The author of the passage suggests that crowds may be more effective at

• creating controversy than examining an issue in depth

• reinforcing members' ideas than challenging those ideas

• arriving at accurate quantitative answers than producing valid qualitative judgments

• ranking others' opinions than developing genuinely original positions

34. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• Line 9 ("sometimes...you")

• Lines 11-14 ("Your...number")

• Lines 17-20 ("According... value")

• Lines 25-28 ("To test... opinions")

35. Which choice best supports the view of the "skeptics" (line 20)?

• Lines 55-58 ("Comments... reports")

• Lines 58-60 ("And ... them")

• Lines 63-65 ("The ratings ... them")

• Lines 76-79 ("He ... manipulated")

36. Which action would best address a question Watts raises about the study?

• Providing fewer fake positive comments

• using multiple websites to collect ratings

• Requiring users to register on the website before voting

• Informing users that voting data are being analyzed

37. As used in line 85, "boost" most nearly means

• increase

• accelerate

• promote

• protect

38. As used in line 86, "scale" most nearly means

• level

• wage

• interval

• scheme

39. In the figure, which category of news has an artificially up-voted mean score of 2.5?

• business

• politics

• fun

• general news

40. According to the figure, which category of news showed the smallest difference in mean score between artificially up-voted comments and control comments?

• culture and society

• informational technology

• fun

• general news

41. Data presented in the figure most directly support which idea from the passage?

• the mean score

• the patterns observed

• the positive bias observed

• the type of story being commented on