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Intro topic ·Misconception that Europeans were the first to tame wilderness
In fact, Native Americans altered the forest before Europeans.
Additional Support ·Nicaraguan pine forests today grow in areas that were burned
This probably also happened in the past. Pine forests were found only where there were Native American settlements. When the settlements left, the pine forests disappeared.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
6.
As evidence for the routine ████████ ██ ██████ ███████ ██ ██████ ███████████ ██████ ███ ███████ ██ ██████████ ███ ██████ █████ ███ ██ ███ █████████ ███████
Question Type
Except (RC)
Stated
This Stated EXCEPT question asks for the author’s evidence for the routine practice of forest burning before the arrival of Europeans. We will approach this question with the process of elimination.
a
the similar characteristics ██ █████ ██ █████████ ███████
This is NOT an example of evidence that the author gives to support the practice of controlled burning, so this is the answer for this Stated EXCEPT question.
79%
b
the simultaneous presence ██ ███████ ██ ███████ ██████ ██ ████████
This is cited as evidence of controlled burning.
10%
c
the existence of ██████████ ███████████ ██ ███████ ███████
This is cited as evidence of controlled burning.
3%
d
the heavy accumulation ██ ████████ ████ ████████ ███████████
This is cited as evidence of controlled burning.
4%
e
the presence of ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ ███████
This is cited as evidence of controlled burning.
3%
Difficulty
79% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%133
145
75%157
Analysis
Except (RC)
Except (RC)
Stated
Stated
Stems asking us to identify an idea that appears explicitly in the passage (as opposed to ideas that are merely implied).
Critique or debate passages contain multiple points of view on a particular subject. Sometimes the author takes sides and participates in the critique or debate, other times the author merely reports the debate.
