OpenSAT

Question #N689

The first paragraph of the passage begins by describing a traditional, or customary, way of using materials to create clothing. But then it transitions to an observation about a change that has occurred within the recent past. How does the text indicate that the change is recent?

In this passage, the shift from the traditional to the recent is indicated by the use of the phrase

A. “customary,” which suggests that the practice of using materials to create clothing is old, or traditional.

B. “within the recent past,” which explicitly states that a change has occurred recently.

C. “There are other elements of the passage that may help to make the speaker seem more immediate and personal,” which indicates that the change has occurred recently.

D. “The speaker refers to events and places that are familiar to the reader,” which explicitly states that a change has occurred recently.

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Correct Answer is: B

The phrase "within the recent past" is an explicit statement that the change is recent. The phrase implies that the practice of using materials to create clothing is older than the recent change being discussed. The other answer choices are incorrect. Choices A and D are incorrect because they are general statements about the passage, and Choice C is incorrect because it is not a specific statement about how the change is indicated. Choice B is the best answer because it is an explicit statement about the change that has occurred.