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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Eleven Answers and Explanations 991
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34. D
Difficulty: Medium
The tone of this passage indicates that the writer is writing
a first-person account. He is also writing about memories
he has. This makes it a memoir. Choices (A) and (B) are
not correct because the tone of the passage is not factual.
Choice (C) is not correct because the format is not poetry.
There is nothing about college in the passage, so (E) is not
correct.
35. D
Difficulty: High
This sentence uses the subject Bill and gives it a compound
verb got and bowled that works well. Choice (A) is not
correct because one does not use a semicolon with a
conjunction. Choices (B) and (C) are both grammatically
correct, but they do not convey the idea that he got lucky.
Choice (E) is not as strong as (D) in the way it expresses
the sentiment.
SECTION 5
1. E
Difficulty: Low
Since the first few questions in a section are usually the
easiest, be sure to avoid careless mistakes and get those
points. The students were shocked at Mr. Harris's outburst,
so he must usually be pretty calm. Choice (E) is a good
match.
As for the rest of the choices, none provide the right
contrast with a violent reaction.
2. A
Difficulty: Low
Remember that only one choice can be correct. If several
choices have the same meaning, none of them can be
correct. The poems were written a long time ago, so Wheatley
must have been something of a pioneer in the movement.
Choice (A) works best. In (B), her actions were indeed in
the service of the cause of abolitionists, but this choice
ignores the part of the sentence that says she wrote these
poems a long time ago. Choice (C) is the opposite of
what you're looking for. She was in the front, not the rear.
Choice (D), like (B), makes sense with the first half of
the sentence, but it ignores the fact that her poems were
written so long ago. In (E), the realm of the abolitionist
might mean she is part of the movement, but then this
would have the same meaning as (B) and perhaps (D).
They can't all be right!
3. c
Difficulty: Medium
Your prediction doesn't have to be fancy. It should just give
you an idea of what you're looking for.
Apparently, there are a whole lot of insects. In fact, a lot is a
pretty good prediction.
Choice (A) is the opposite of what you're looking for.
Choice (B) makes almost no sense in the sentence: a
rehash of insects. Choice (C) is perfect. Choice (D) is not
as much an opposite as (A), but it is still very different from
your prediction. Choice (E) doesn't create the impression
that insects cover the entire earth's surface, as the question
suggests.
4. D
Difficulty: Medium
As you go through the choices, you might keep a choice like
(C), even though it feels a little funny, until you find a better
choice, like (D).
The Black Plague was an epidemic disease, so the
percentage of the population being discussed must have
either contracted the disease or not. Unless the scientists
are truly evil, they are probably looking for people who didn't
get the disease. So contracted is a good prediction for the
first blank (remember, it is preceded by the word not), while
protection fits well in the second one.
In (A), fear almost makes sense, but respectable scientists
aren't going to be looking for immortality. In (B), if some
people didn't recognize the plague, then their descendants
wouldn't be of any help in the search for health. Choice
(C) is tempting, but struggle with the plague doesn't quite
match your prediction. When you get to (D), you should
recognize it as a much better match. In (E), why wouldn't
people believe in the plague? Also, why would a gene lead
to responsibility?