Câu 28: PRAXIS Reading Section: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) - Reading Section

Read the following passages and answer the question. Passage 1. Because it is filled with contradictions, performance is also filled with risk. This is the domain of stage fright. The actor is aware that appearing in front of an audience is a scary proposition. Maintaining the reality of the character is, in itself, a fragile affair; it demands of the actor a series of complex transformations. The actor has the unique problem of hiding and showing at the same time. The actor's conscious fear is not about making a mistake, but about allowing the audience to see something that it is not supposed to see: namely, the performer's fear, or stage fright. Passage 2. The term `stage fright` has largely dropped out of use, because we know now that dwelling on something this malevolent gives it power. If I tell you not to be afraid, you may dwell on your fear. If I say, do not think of fast-food burgers under any circumstances, a line of them will parade through your mind. The key to most fears is substitution. On the simplest level, you replace the ogre with something less menacing to fill your consciousness. If you will imagine yourself to be a host rather than an actor, and think more about the comfort of your listeners than their verdicts, everything will fall into place. What is the best way to describe the purposes of the two passages?

1. A. Passage 1 analyzes a phenomenon; Passage 2 suggests a solution to a problem. — đáp án hiện tại
2. B. Passage 1 traces the consequences of an incident; Passage 2 narrates a process.
3. C. Passage 1 interprets a series of examples; Passage 2 gives a typical case.
4. D. Both passages present well-known examples to challenge a misconception.
5. E. Both passages explain a pattern by questioning previous theories.