SAT Reading and Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: <ul> <li>The Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010, stands 828 m tall.</li> <li>It is the tallest building in the world.</li> <li>Construction took six years and 22 million labor-hours.</li> <li>The next-tallest building, the Merdeka 118, stands 678.9 m.</li> <li>The Burj Khalifa exceeds the next-tallest by about 150 m.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize how much the Burj Khalifa exceeds other buildings in height. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

A
$The Burj Khalifa was completed in 2010.$
B
$Construction of the Burj Khalifa took 22 million labor-hours.$
C
$The Burj Khalifa, at 828 m, is approximately 150 m taller than the next-tallest building, the Merdeka 118.$
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D
$The Merdeka 118 stands 678.9 m.$

Explanation

To emphasize how much the Burj exceeds others, the sentence must compare it to the next-tallest. Choice B does so with both heights and the gap. The others give only one isolated fact.

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