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SAT Reading Passage Comparison Drill 4, Problem 7

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00:03

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Shmooperman!

00:21

Which of the following statements is true about the similarities between the two passages?

00:34

Well, we can start by getting rid of (A) and (B), as viewpoint and perspective are two

00:38

of the easiest things to check.

00:40

In this case, neither passage follows the experiences of specific individuals, and neither

00:45

of the authors has any personal experiences with Ellis Island.

00:49

Hint: the lack of an "I" is a huge tip-off.

00:55

(C) is next to go, since we know from the previous question that only Passage 2 focuses

01:00

on the exclusionary aspects of immigration.

01:10

(E) is out because country of origin isn't a big deal in either passage.

01:16

Since both authors write factually about Ellis Island from a third-person perspective,

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(D) is the correct answer.

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