SAT Reading & Writing: Hard Rhetorical Synthesis (Drill 2)

About This Drill

SAT Reading & Writing: Hard Rhetorical Synthesis (Drill 2) is a Reading & Writing practice drill covering Hard Rhetorical Synthesis. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

Hard Rhetorical Synthesis questions present a set of research notes and a specific writing goal, then ask you to choose the sentence that best accomplishes that goal using only the notes. The wrong answers are usually accurate statements that serve a different purpose than the one asked for, or that subtly misstate the notes. Match the rhetorical task exactly.

Questions in This Drill

1. The student wants to present the findings of the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
2. The student wants to emphasize a similarity between how the two bridges respond to wind. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
3. The student wants to present the Rani-ki-Vav stepwell to an audience unfamiliar with stepwells. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
4. The student wants to place the spread of block printing in its historical context. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
5. The student wants to refute the belief that the scarlet finch's red color comes specifically from the red berry. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?