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The SAT is a fly... and we're handing you a flyswatter.

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According to Passage 1, which of the following is a primary reason why the telephone gained

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popularity in the 1880s?

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The quickest way to figure this one out is to get all the possible answers fixed in our

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heads, then do a quick read through of passage one.

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Chances are, we'll pound this one into submission in no time.

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A little rereading reveals that the passage doesn't mention Bell convincing anyone of

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anything. So Choice (B) is quick one to get rid of.

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The passage doesn't talk about the cost

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of telephones at all.

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So (D) cross out. Bye (D).

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Does the passage say anything about other countries getting involved?

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No. Not at all.

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Cross it out. We're down to two left.

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And no, it doesn't say anything about people being afraid of the telephone...

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...so cross out (C). Because we read the passage carefully, we

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know that lines 3-8 tell us that phones got popular after Bell figured out how to make

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any phone be able to call any other phone.

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Yeah, you heard us right. There was a time when people used phones to make calls.

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Choice (A) is the right answer--it's clear as a Bell.

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