SAT Reading & Writing · Cross-Text Connections
**Text 1** A widely cited psychological framework describes "grit," a combination of sustained perseverance and passion for long-term…
**Text 1**
A widely cited psychological framework describes "grit," a combination of sustained perseverance and passion for long-term goals, as a significant predictor of achievement across many different domains, distinct from other personality traits.
**Text 2**
Later meta-analyses examining this framework found that grit overlaps substantially with an already well-established personality trait called conscientiousness, and that grit adds only a modest amount of additional predictive power beyond what conscientiousness alone already provides.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1 that grit is "distinct from other personality traits"?
A widely cited psychological framework describes "grit," a combination of sustained perseverance and passion for long-term goals, as a significant predictor of achievement across many different domains, distinct from other personality traits.
**Text 2**
Later meta-analyses examining this framework found that grit overlaps substantially with an already well-established personality trait called conscientiousness, and that grit adds only a modest amount of additional predictive power beyond what conscientiousness alone already provides.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1 that grit is "distinct from other personality traits"?
Answer and explanation
Answer: B: By questioning that claim, given that grit substantially overlaps with conscientiousness and adds only modest additional predictive value beyond it.
Text 2's finding, substantial overlap with conscientiousness and modest incremental prediction, directly challenges the specific claim that grit is "distinct" from other traits. B captures that targeted pushback precisely. A misstates Text 2, which reports overlap, not complete unrelatedness in the opposite direction Text 1 claims. C and D both invent sweeping claims about personality psychology or conscientiousness that Text 2 never makes.
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