Q1

[ohthatpatrick]

What does the Question Stem tell us?
Inference (Most Strongly Support)

Break down the Stimulus:
Read for Conditional, Causal, Contrast, or Quantitative language.
The "however" in the last line creates friction with the "modern reader MIGHT interpret" Newton's comment to mean he was crediting Hooke.

Any prephrase?
Seems like the last two sentences combine to give us the effect of "Newton was probably NOT giving credit to Hooke".

Answer choice analysis:
A) Looks like our prephrase. We can't prove this, but it's supported.

B) We can't score whether Newton did / didn't use Hooke's ideas. There's no info to help us judge that.

C) This is just a word blender. We were never speaking about Hooke's ideas in connection with those of the ancient Greeks.

D) This goes against the gist of the last sentence. Newton probably was NOT giving credit to ANY contemporary scientist.

E) This is like B. We don't have any info that helps us judge whether Newton did / didn't steal or use any of Hooke's ideas.

The correct answer is A.

Takeaway/Pattern: This is a Contrast inference. A reader might interpret X to mean Y. However, here are some factors that make Y seem like a dubious interpretation. Inference: Y is probably not true.

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[lolitatrekkie]

I had a hard time with this question and I am curious to know if answer choice A is the correct answer?

I chose A because of the last sentence of the stimulus which says, "conciliatory gestures acknowledging indebtedness were uncharacteristic of Newton.." which I thought was suggesting that he never acknowledged Hooke's work for his theory of light.

Thanks!