Question 177·Medium·Rhetorical Synthesis
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold medals in the 100-meter race at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
- She earned the nickname "Pocket Rocket" for her explosive starts.
- Fraser-Pryce founded the Pocket Rocket Foundation in 2013 to support student athletes in Jamaica.
The student wants to add a sentence to an essay explaining the origin of Fraser-Pryce’s nickname. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
For questions asking which sentence best uses notes to achieve a specific goal, first underline the goal in the prompt (here, "explaining the origin of Fraser-Pryce’s nickname"). Then scan the notes to find the one that directly addresses that goal, and eliminate any answer choices that use unrelated notes or omit the key idea. Finally, choose the option that clearly and directly states the relevant information without adding extra, off-topic details.
Hints
Clarify what the question wants
Focus on the phrase "explaining the origin of Fraser-Pryce’s nickname." You need a sentence that tells why she has that nickname, not just facts about her career or charity work.
Connect to the notes
Look back at the three bullet points. Which one actually tells you something about the nickname itself, instead of medals or a foundation?
Use relevance to eliminate options
Cross out any answer choice that does not mention the nickname or give a reason for it. The remaining choice should clearly explain how she got the nickname.
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand the task
The prompt says the student wants to add a sentence explaining the origin of Fraser-Pryce’s nickname. So the correct answer must clearly tell why she is called "Pocket Rocket."
Ignore details that don’t help explain the nickname’s origin, like dates, medals, or the foundation, unless they connect directly to why she got the nickname.
Find the relevant note
Look at the three bullet points:
- Bullet 1: Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.
- Bullet 2: She earned the nickname "Pocket Rocket" for her explosive starts.
- Bullet 3: She founded the Pocket Rocket Foundation in 2013.
Only bullet 2 actually explains how she earned the nickname. That is the key information the sentence must use.
Match the answer choice to the nickname explanation
Now check which option uses the idea from bullet 2 (that the nickname comes from her explosive starts) and turns it into a clear sentence explaining the nickname’s origin.
The choice that directly states that she earned the nickname "Pocket Rocket" because of her explosive starts out of the blocks is the correct answer: Fraser-Pryce earned the nickname "Pocket Rocket" because of her explosive starts out of the blocks.