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SAT English QUESTION #5392
Question 1
The spacecraft OSIRIS-REx briefly made contact with the asteroid 101955 Bennu in 2020. NASA scientist Daniella DellaGiustina reports that despite facing the unexpected obstacle of a surface mostly covered in boulders, OSIRIS-REx successfully _______ a sample of the surface, gathering pieces of it to bring back to Earth. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
  • attached
  • collected✔️
  • followed
  • replaced
Correct Answer Explanation
'Collected' means acquired and took away, which logically fits gathering pieces of the asteroid to bring to Earth.