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1 12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Twelve Answers and Explanations
of someone else. Lucrative does not work in the second
blank, as it means profitable.
3. c
Difficulty: Medium
Look for structural clues. The semicolon indicates that
what follows it describes what goes in the blank; look for
the key words that come after the punctuation mark. If the
path meandered . .. for miles, then it must have wound and
twisted around the riverbank.
Choice (A) is out of scope; the hiking trail may have
afforded panoramic (scenic) views, but this is not
mentioned in the sentence. Sentence completion questions
will never ask you for information that is not presented in
the question stem. As for (B), there is no indication that the
trail was precipitous, or steep. Choice (C) works well. The
trail did not necessarily circumscribe the river (follow it in a
circular path); the sentence describes a river, not a pond. If
you did not know the meaning of this word, break it apart;
circles by nature are round, so to circumscribe something
means to go around it. There is no indication that the path
twisted back on itself or went backward, (E).
4. B
Difficulty: Medium
There are a lot of clues to put together here. The sentence
mentions Shakespeare's plays in modern dress. Some
critics don't seem to like this, however (even though),
because they are interested in historical accuracy. They must
think the modern dress is out of place, so a good prediction
is inappropriate.
Choice (B) fits perfectly. Although (C) has the negative
charge you're looking for, its meaning doesn't fit with the
critics' concerns. Choice (A) is close to the opposite of what
you're looking for. In (D), timeless means belonging to no
particular time, but the modern dress and Shakespeare
belong to specific, distinct time periods. Finally, (E) is too
positive, since the critics don't like the productions.
5. A
Difficulty: High
The sentence is somewhat ambiguous. Perhaps the
headaches were relieved by caffeine, in which case
Liz would decide to drink more coffee. Or, maybe the
headaches are caused by caffeine, in which case Liz would
decide to quit drinking coffee.
Choice (A) makes sense; if caffeine were giving her
headaches, she would want to renounce, or give up,
coffee. For (B) and (C), it doesn't make sense to subtract
or to destroy coffee. In (D), if caffeine were making her
headaches worse, Liz wouldn't want to promote coffee.
Finally, for (E), enhanced wouldn't be used with something
negative like headaches. Also, Liz could neglect to drink
coffee, but simply neglecting coffee doesn't make much
sense.
6. B
Difficulty: High
Note the key words changed drastically followed by the
example of her change in behavior from sprightly and
friendly to disheartened and unaffable. Jidapa seemed
to be the opposite of her former self. Check the answer
choices to see if they match this prediction.
In (A), the sentence does not suggest that she became
less of a certain way; she changed from behaving one
way to acting quite the opposite. Choice (B) is the correct
answer. As for (C), her change in behavior was a result of
the accident, but the sentence is comparing Jidapa to her
former self and is not discussing the reasons for her change.
The extremity of her former self does not make sense, (D).
Read back answer choices into the sentence to make
sure that they fit. The sentence does not suggest that she
became an extreme version of her former self (i.e., more
friendly or more sprightly). In (E), this word does not fit; her
behavior couldn't change to become mainstay, or the chief
support of herself.
Questions 7- 19
Passages 1 and 2 look at the role of the Internet in the 21st
century. Passage 1 examines potential developments in
Internet commerce and a new beginning for the dot-com
industry; Passage 2 examines the information dissemination
potential of the Internet.