Inference from Text Practice Test
•15 QuestionsRead the passage and answer the question.
A museum evaluated two label formats for a new exhibit: traditional paragraph labels and a question-based format that posed a short question followed by a brief answer. Visitors were randomly assigned entry times that corresponded to one of the two label formats, and their dwell time at each display case was recorded. The museum also administered a short quiz at the exit that tested recall of three factual details from the exhibit. Average dwell time was higher in the question-based condition, but quiz scores were statistically indistinguishable between the two conditions. In follow-up interviews, visitors in the question-based condition more often reported that the exhibit “felt easier to navigate,” while visitors in the paragraph-label condition more often reported that they “learned a lot.” The researchers cautioned that self-reports can reflect expectations about what “learning” should feel like and may not track objective recall.
It can be reasonably concluded that:
Read the passage and answer the question.
A museum evaluated two label formats for a new exhibit: traditional paragraph labels and a question-based format that posed a short question followed by a brief answer. Visitors were randomly assigned entry times that corresponded to one of the two label formats, and their dwell time at each display case was recorded. The museum also administered a short quiz at the exit that tested recall of three factual details from the exhibit. Average dwell time was higher in the question-based condition, but quiz scores were statistically indistinguishable between the two conditions. In follow-up interviews, visitors in the question-based condition more often reported that the exhibit “felt easier to navigate,” while visitors in the paragraph-label condition more often reported that they “learned a lot.” The researchers cautioned that self-reports can reflect expectations about what “learning” should feel like and may not track objective recall.
It can be reasonably concluded that: