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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 4, Problem 8
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- 00:03
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- 00:23
All of the following are included in at least one of the two passages EXCEPT...what?
- 00:36
"Except" means we're dealing with the process of elimination, so let's... start eliminating.
- 00:42
There are dates sprinkled throughout Passage 2.
- 00:44
Therefore we can get eliminate (A).
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- 00:47
In case anybody was confused, we meant historical dates, not the tasty fruit of the date palm.
- 00:54
Both passages give their own points of view about what an immigrant might expect upon
- 00:58
arrival on Ellis Island,
- 01:02
so we can nix choice (B).
- 01:04
We can say no to choice (C) as well, since Gender is a huge concern for Passage 2...
- 01:09
...which zeroes in on how some women were discriminated against
- 01:12
when trying to enter the country.
- 01:18
Choice (E) is foiled by the mad skills of the seamstresses mentioned in line 90.
- 01:23
This leaves us with choice (D).
- 01:24
Neither of the passages includes an anecdote, which is a short, amusing story...
- 01:28
so (D) is the answer for us.
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