Reading Comprehension Answers - Ivy Global

Preptests 54 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)e) This is the correct answer, as we’re told that many African Americans were drawn to thecakewalk as a way to connect to slave society.18. Walker helped to present the dance in different lights to different racial groups in order toappeal to the separate groups.a) This is the correct answer.b) Walker accentuated many different dimensions of the dance, not just the satirical ones.c) Walker simply highlighted different parts of the dance; she didn’t tailor it.d) Mimetic vertigo was just how one critic described one aspect of the cakewalk.e) Walker made the cakewalk popular-- she didn’t “revitalize” it.19. We will have to go straight to the answer choices for this question.a) This is the correct answer. We’re told this in the first paragraph.b) This isn’t answered in the passage.c) This isn’t mentioned in the passage.d) This isn’t answered in the passage.e) This isn’t mentioned in the passage.Questions 20 – 27Analyzing the PassageMain Point:Groupthink is a major impediment among cohesive decision-making groups.Structure:Paragraph 1 lays out the principle that a cohesive group is better at decision-making than a noncohesiveone. Why? Well, members of cohesive groups feel more accepted by each other and so areless likely to deliberately censor themselves.Paragraph 2 introduces us to a major pitfall of group cohesiveness—“groupthink.” Groupthink iswhen the desire for concurrence on every issue overpowers the desire to dissent.In paragraph 3, we’re told how groupthink manifests itself. Finally, we’re told that cohesivenessis necessary for groupthink but not sufficient, so the other factors that lead to groupthink need to beidentified.Answering the Question20. The main point is that groupthink is a major impediment among cohesive decision-makinggroups.a) This is the correct answer.b) There’s no support in the passage for a remedy to groupthink.c) This is a definition of groupthink—but the passage is more about how groupthink manifestsitself in collective decision-making environments.Ivy Global