Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

<ul> <li>Quinoa is a grain-like crop native to the Andes mountains.</li> <li>It has been cultivated for over 5,000 years.</li> <li>It is high in protein and contains all essential amino acids.</li> <li>It became globally popular in the 2000s.</li> <li>2013 was declared the International Year of Quinoa by the UN.</li> </ul> The student wants to introduce quinoa to an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    It became globally popular in the 2000s.

  • B

    It contains all essential amino acids.

  • C

    Quinoa is a grain-like crop native to the Andes that has been cultivated for over 5,000 years.

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  • D

    2013 was the International Year of Quinoa.

Explanation

An introduction names, classifies, and locates. Choice B does all three. The others assume familiarity.

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