I see why the correct answer is what it is, but this question is a good example of something I have been struggling with, which is differentiating between making assumptions and using context clues from the stimulus. I feel like sometimes it is wrong to use context clues (this stimulus is a good example), but other times it is good to use them... Can someone help me with this? I tend to do this A LOT and don't know how to not overthink it like I do.
Here is an example for this passage. When the stimulus said "engine noise from boats can be loud enough to damage their hearing over time", I look at answer choice A and think:
"well, older killer whales would have more exposure to the noise than younger ones would, which is supported by the "over time" part of the stimulus, and since damaged things tend to not be able to tolerate whatever damaged it in the first as well as one that is less damaged, then it should be that older whales are able to tolerate the noise less than younger ones, so that could make sense."
I see how that might be flawed because you assume that older whales have more exposure to the noise than younger ones do, but does anyone have any advice on how to stop overthinking questions like this? I always use up time and end up getting the wrong answer by doing this.
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I see why the correct answer is what it is, but this question is a good example of something I have been struggling with, which is differentiating between making assumptions and using context clues from the stimulus. I feel like sometimes it is wrong to use context clues (this stimulus is a good example), but other times it is good to use them... Can someone help me with this? I tend to do this A LOT and don't know how to not overthink it like I do.
Here is an example for this passage. When the stimulus said "engine noise from boats can be loud enough to damage their hearing over time", I look at answer choice A and think:
"well, older killer whales would have more exposure to the noise than younger ones would, which is supported by the "over time" part of the stimulus, and since damaged things tend to not be able to tolerate whatever damaged it in the first as well as one that is less damaged, then it should be that older whales are able to tolerate the noise less than younger ones, so that could make sense."
I see how that might be flawed because you assume that older whales have more exposure to the noise than younger ones do, but does anyone have any advice on how to stop overthinking questions like this? I always use up time and end up getting the wrong answer by doing this.