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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 6, Problem 6

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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Archaeology. It ain't all whips and fedoras.

00:26

The study described in Passage 2 differs from the museum described in Passage 1 in that it...what?

00:39

Since we took notes on both passages... right?...we can boil them down to two main topics.

00:45

Passage 1: museum about present-day Native American culture.

00:49

Passage 2: historical landmarks and new discoveries about Native Americans during the Ice Age.

00:54

It is not true that the museum is open only by appointment. That... would be weird.

00:58

Choice (E) is a no. Neither author talks about Native American art.

01:01

Also, the museum is focused on more than just historical events. (C) is officially nixed.

01:07

The first author doesn't mention anything in his passage about the pre-Ice Age. As far

01:12

as we know, the museum has zero interest in this.

01:15

Choice (D) is out.

01:16

What about B? Well, both of these statements about each passage are true, but the point

01:21

of the first passage really has nothing to do with its East Coast location.

01:25

We can eliminate this one. And here we are. Both passages do indeed focus

01:29

on different historical periods. So it's choice (A).

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Don't worry. You'll be a hit at the Natural History Museum...

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