In her old apartment, Hermione had trouble sleeping. She had difficulty falling asleep and would wake up several times in the night. Since Hermione moved from that apartment into her new home, she has been sleeping better. She is able to fall asleep quickly and usually stays asleep through the night.

All of the following, if true, could account for the phenomenon described in the passage EXCEPT

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Hermione had loud neighbors when she lived in the apartment.

Hermione was suffering from anxiety about buying a house and moving.

Hermione discovered that she was allergic to cats and gave her cat away when she moved.

Hermione’s apartment building was constructed prior to 1940, when stricter building codes were put into law.

Correct

Hermione was having difficulties in her relationship with her boyfriend right before she moved.

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Comments

MonikaAug 10

Wait, is this really sub-505? The 'EXCEPT' wording always trips me up for a second.

ChaceAug 15

right? like the logic is easy once you spot it but the reverse wording is the trap

HrishitaMay 3

So basically three of these explain why the old place was bad, and one of them is just... a random fact about the building? Got it.

PratitiJun 18

I almost picked B because anxiety seemed too 'obvious' but then I realized that actually totally explains it lol. The 1940 building codes one is just irrelevant info.

GrigorisJun 22

same, I was overthinking B hard

TrintjeJun 21

yeah the year alone tells us nothing about noise or sleep

AndréMay 22

thanks, this one was a nice confidence boost after the last set 😅

What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can explain an apparent contradiction in a way that makes both facts true.

Common trap

Picking an option that explains one side of the paradox while making the other side false.