Question

name: date: uncommon school sat prep rw grade 11 u01l03: practice session 12 a while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - cai lun, director of the imperial workshop in china, is generally credited with having created paper in 105 ce - according to a legend that developed centuries later, he was inspired by a nest of paper wasps - he soaked and pressed plant fibers until they lay flat - in 2006, archaeologists discovered plant-based specimens with chinese characters dating to 8 ce - this suggests paper was made in china before cai lun’s time 12 the student wants to point out that cai lun was not the true inventor of paper to an audience unfamiliar with him. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to achieve this goal? (a) while legend has it that cai lun was responsible for making the first paper in 105 ce, that myth did not develop until hundreds of years later. (b) twenty-first century findings suggest that paper production actually began in china as early as 8 ce, rather than in 105 ce as was previously believed. (c) although the invention of paper is often attributed to cai lun, a court official during the han dynasty, his main innovation was to soak and press plant fibers until they were flat enough to be written on. (d) cai lun, a han dynasty court official, was said to have been inspired to create paper after examining a nest of paper wasps. reflection: you should record one thinking step, clarification, or new term that you want to remember when you take the actual sat in march. please open the resource tracker and navigate to the reflection tab. complete cell b4 with your reflection from today.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Discusses the myth's development time, not whether Cai Lun was the true inventor. Eliminate.
• Option B: The 2006 archaeological discovery (plant - based specimens from 8 CE) shows paper existed before Cai Lun's 105 CE, directly challenging his claim as the true inventor. This is relevant for an audience unfamiliar with him.
• Option C: Focuses on his innovation, not whether he was the true inventor. Eliminate.
• Option D: Talks about his inspiration, not his status as the true inventor. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Twenty - first century findings suggest that paper production actually began in China as early as 8 CE, rather than in 105 CE as was previously believed.