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Intro topic ·the Modern Movement in architecture
Supporters of the movement said Modernist stuff reflected modern technology and the newest building methods better than older architecture styles. But, it didn't fit how buildings were actually made.
Additional important factor ·Construction industry became more specialized and fragmented
This meant an architect's design had to allow for a bunch of different operations. But Modernist designs wanted to expose the structural materials of the building, which was difficult and expensive to do when so many different construction operations were involved.
Author's perspective ·Modern Movement declined because of its ideal of exposing structural elements
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
27.
The author of the passage ██ █████████ █████████ ████
Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
What’s the primary purpose of the passage? To tell us why the Modern Movement declined. Nearly the entire passage concerns the causes of the movement’s decline.
a
analyzing the failure ██ █ ████████
This best capture the primary purpose, which is to tell us why the Modern Movement declined.
90%
b
predicting the future ██████ ██ █ ████████
The author doesn’t issue any prediction for the future of the Modern Movement. The Modern Movement declined, and the author says nothing about its future.
2%
c
correcting a misunderstanding █████ █ ████████
The author doesn’t portray any aspect of how we understand the Modern Movement as in need of correction. The author simply tells us why it failed; we have no reason to think anyone has a false belief about the reasons it failed.
3%
d
anticipating possible criticism ██ █ ████████
The author doesn’t anticipate potential criticism — the Modern Movement already failed and the author tells us why.
The author doesn’t present any contradictory viewpoints about the Modern Movement. There’s only one viewpoint about the Modern Movement presented — the author’s.
3%
Difficulty
90% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%136
145
75%153
Analysis
Implied
Implied
Stems asking us to infer an idea implied by the claims in the passage (as opposed to identifying an idea that appears explicitly). Similar to most strongly supported questions in LR.
Stems that ask us to describe the overall purpose of the passage. Similar to main point questions, but often call for more abstract language in the answer choices (e.g. "to criticize a popular theory").
Passages that highlight a person, issue, or historical event or development. These passages often focus on why that thing is significant, distinctive, or interesting.
