12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Eleven Answers and Explanations I
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paragraph. In (E), there is indeed a division between the
values of the brothers and the father. If you didn't know the
word dichotomy, you could instead eliminate the other four
choices.
23. A
Difficulty: High
As always with Function questions, answer the question
'Why?"
The author goes to some trouble in paragraph 6 to show
that the farm is now gone and that many things have
changed. Everything in the first five paragraphs happened in
the past.
Choice (A) reflects the shift in time described above. Choice
(B) is distortion; you don't learn much about Thomas's
present life in the sixth paragraph, so it doesn't make sense
to say the author is contrasting the past and present of
Thomas's life. Choice (C) is an opposite; reverse chronology
would be from the present to the past, but this story goes
from the past to the present. Choice (0) is out of scope;
if paragraph six were a summary of the plot, then it would
contain references to the action that took place in the prior
paragraphs. Choice (E) is out of scope; there's no indication
in this paragraph of what lies ahead for Thomas.
24. A
Difficulty: Medium
Inference questions require you to put information together
and draw a conclusion. By the end of the passage, it's clear
that Thomas is more in sympathy with his father's feelings
about the farm than he had perhaps realized, and certainly
more than his brothers are. He feels he's losing his home,
and he's sad about that; he wishes that it were still his
home.
In (A), both nostalgia and regretful fit well. Choice (B) is an
opposite; Thomas seems a bit melancholy, the opposite of
this choice. Choice (C) is out of scope; there's nothing in
Thomas's thoughts or behavior that indicates anger. Choice
(D) is extreme; while Thomas may be a bit sad, this is way
too extreme. Choice (E) is out of scope; nothing in the
passage suggests relief.
SECTION 3
1. D
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Be sure not to do more work than you
need: to find b, you do not need to solve for a.
Getting to the Answer:
a3 -b =a3 - 5
2. E
-b =-5
b=5
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: You can find the minimum baking time
for this pie by adding the minimum baking time for the crust
(7 minutes) to the minimum baking time for the entire pie
(15 minutes). Similarly, you can add the maximum baking
time for the crust ( 1 0 minutes) to the maximum baking time
for the entire pie (18 minutes) to find the maximum possible
baking time.
Getting to the Answer:
7 + 1 5 = 22 minutes
10 + 18 = 28 minutes
3. B
Difficulty: Medium
Strategic Advice: Sometimes the first piece of information
you need to answer a question is the last piece of
information provided in the question stem.
Getting to the Answer:
!1.
s =6
!1 =6
2
q= 12
!1.
r =4
J2
r =4
12=4r
3 =r