Generalization ·This pattern is common when a new economic model displaces an old on
Passage Style
Single position
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Question Type
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
In the last sentence, the author compares what he believes will happen with the digital publishing model to what has happened in the past with other shifts in economic models.
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suggest that traditional ██████████ ██████ ████ ████ ███ ████ ██ ███████ ███████ ██████████
The author doesn’t suggest that traditional publishers are “too slow” — he doesn’t suggest that publishers should be changing faster.
5%
b
provide a broader ███████ ████ █████ ██ ███████ ███ █████████ ██████ ███████████ ██████████
This best captures the purpose. The broader context is that there are typical adjustments that are associated with shifts in economic models. What we will see with digital publishing is typical of other shifts in economic models.
The last sentence doesn’t contain a recommendation.
2%
Difficulty
79% 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%141
150
75%160
Analysis
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Stems that ask us to describe the purpose of a word, phrase, or idea given the context in which it appears. Answers often use abstract, structural language.
An umbrella tag marking questions that test our understanding of the passage's overall structure (e.g. Main point, Purpose of paragraph, Meaning in context, Describe organization).
