Typical Questions
- "The student wants to ... Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?"
How to Approach
- Pick the source that illustrates or demonstrates the purpose
- Requires understanding what it means to "illustrate" or "support" the claim
- Practice identifying what kind of function the prompt demands: define? contrast? argue?
Typical Trap and Quick Fix
- Choosing general or factual relevance, not functional alignment
- Ask: "What is this source doing—defining, contrasting, showing impact?"
Signal Clues
- illustrates, demonstrates, supports, helps explain; source functions as evidence—not just topic overlap