Free Digital SAT Practice Test 1 | Reading and Writing Module 2 (Easy)

Reading and Writing Module 2 (Easy) Question 15

While examining the problem-solving abilities of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), researchers failed to account for the varying degrees of physical effort required by the tasks provided to test the foxes. The problem-solving abilities of foxes tasked with limited physical prowess, such as opening a box to find food, were evaluated by the same standards as those of foxes that were given physically challenging tasks, like digging a deep hole to retrieve a treat. Consequently, the findings of the study ______

Which choice most logically completes the text?

might imply that there are discrepancies in problem-solving ability among the foxes, even though such differences may not actually exist.
are useful for identifying tasks that foxes lack the problem-solving capacity to complete but not for identifying tasks that foxes can complete.
should not be interpreted as representative of the problem-solving abilities of any fox species other than V. vulpes.
provide more insight into the foxes' problem-solving abilities when dealing with contrived problems than when dealing with problems they encounter in nature.

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