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l 2 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Twelve Answers and Explanations I
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that photography took over some of painting's traditional
documentary role, so painters began to think about painting
in a new way.
Choice (A) is an opposite; photography filled some of the
same needs as traditional painting, but the author is not
contrasting the two media. Choice (B) is extreme; it is an
influencing factor, but not necessarily the most important
one. Choice (C) matches your prediction. Choice (D)
is out of scope; the description of the critical and public
reception of Impressionism occurs in paragraph 3, while
the discussion of photography takes place in paragraph 2.
Choice (E) is out of scope; the author does mention that
photography and painting can fill some of the same roles
(documentation), but a comparison of the two media is not
the author's purpose.
22. B
Difficulty: Low
Even though the author uses several adjectives to describe
photography, you need only one. According to the author,
photographs took over much of the documentary role that
paintings held previously because photography is faster,
more accurate, and less expensive. So, you need a word
that means either faster, more accurate, or less expensive.
Choice (A) is an opposite; the author says that photography
is less expensive than painting. Choice (B), precise, is a pretty
close synonym for accurate, so this is a good fit. Choice (C)
is an opposite; the author says that photography is accurate,
so this doesn't fit. Choice (D) is out of scope; there's nothing
in the passage to indicate that photography is particularly
inconsistent (or consistent, for that matter). Choice (E) is
out of scope; the author never addresses the prestige of
photography.
23. A
Difficulty: High
The author writes that such a critic would be in the minority
today. What does she mean by such a critic? The previous
sentence says that a critic considered the Impressionist
painting to be incomplete, so look for an opinion that fits
with this outlook.
Choice (A) fits well with the critic described in the passage.
Choice (B) is distortion; this is the opinion of the author,
not the critic. Choice (C) is out of scope; the critic described
didn't much like the painting and might or might not describe
it as influential. Choice (D) is a distortion; although the author
would certainly agree with this, you don't know the critic's
opinion on the subject. Choice (E) is an opposite; the critic
doesn't like the paintings, so the word rightly makes this a
statement that the critic would disagree with.
24. c
Difficulty: Low
Critics and the public are now very fond of the Impressionists,
so the word prized here means valued.
Choice (A) might be tempting, since prizes are awarded,
but the passage doesn't indicate that awards are given to
the paintings. The paintings are well-known, so it doesn't
make sense to say they are discovered, (B). Choice (C) is
perfect. Like (A), (D) is related to the sense of giving out
prizes or awards and doesn't fit here. The paintings are
highly sought after, but this isn't conveyed by the word
prized, (E).
SECTION 5
1. D
Difficulty: Low
The hundredths digit is the second digit after the decimal
point, which in this case is 8.
2. c
Difficulty: Medium
Strategic Advice: Work carefully using the average formula,
and this problem should earn you quick points:
average =
sum of terms
number of terms
Getting to the Answer:
Set up the inequality:
30 < x + y + z + a + b + c <
60
6
Multiply all terms by 6:
180 < x + y + z + a + b + c < 360
Only (C) falls between 180 and 360.
3. E
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Pay attention to whether a question asks for
what could be true, must be false, or in this case, must be true.