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

1 2 Practice Tests for t h e SAT
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Practice Test Two Answers an d Exp l anations
C h oice (A) is an opposite; t h e aut h or is muc h more
positive t h an t h is in t h e cite d l ines. C h oice (B) matc h es
your pre d iction nice l y. C h oice (C) is an opposite; t h e
aut h or c l aims t h at t h e a d vantage of d isa b i l ity is t h at it is an
o b stac l e. C h oice (D) is out of scope; t h e aut h or d oes not
ca ll one con d ition b etter t h an t h e ot h er. C h oice (E) is out
of scope; w h et h er to d ea l wit h a d isa b i l ity inte ll ectua ll y or
p h ysica ll y is not a topic of t h e passage.
25. E
Difficu l ty: Me d ium
Be a l ert for misuse d d etai l s among t h e answer c h oices in a
question t h at asks a b out t h e passage as a w h o l e; remem b er
t h at you're l ooking for w h at t h e entire passage is a b out, not
just one piece. T h e passage b egins wit h a d escription of
Django Rein h ar d t's l ife an d l ife-a l tering acci d ent, t h en goes
on to d iscuss h ow p h ysica l d isa b i l ities may prompt some
artists to t h ink outsi d t h e b ox an d invent comp l ete l y new
i d eas. Pre d ict t h at t h e purpose of t h e passage is to examine
a possi b l e positive effect of a d isa b i l ity t h at initia ll y seems
in d isputa b l y negative.
C h oice (A) is a d istortion; on l y t h e first h a l f of t h e passage
is a b out t h is. C h oice (B) is out of scope; t h ere are certain l y
many e l ements of a musician's career at are not d iscusse
in t h e passage. C h oice (C) is extreme; t h e aut h or d oes not
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c l aim t h at p h ysica l h an d icaps a l ways provoke inspiration,
on l y t h at t h ey can. C h oice (D) is out of scope; t h ere is a b rief
dmention of a few ot h er p h ysica ll y impaire d geniuses, b ut t h is
oes not suffice to ma ke it t h e main purpose of t h e passage.
C h oice (E) matc h es your pre d iction nice l y.
SECTION 3
1. E
Difficu l ty: Low
Strategic A d vice: Cross-mu l tip l y w h enever you see a
rationa l expression. Keep an eye out for varia b l es t h at
dappear on b ot h si d es of an equation. Remove t h ese b y
oing t h e same t h ing to b ot h si d es of t h e equation.
Getting to t h e Answer:
Vx+n =l
Vx + 9
Vx+n=Vx+9
n=9
2. c
Difficu l ty: Low
Strategic A d vice: Trans l ate carefu ll y from Eng l is h to mat h .
Getting to t h e Answer:
3. E
48 -2.x =4
x+3
48 - 2x = 4x + 12
36 =6x
6=x
Difficu l ty: Low
Strategic Advice: To find the minimum tota l time, add the
minimum times for eac h part; for t h e maximum tota l time,
a dd t h e maximum times for eac h part.
Getting to t h e Answer:
Minimum= 22 + 20 = 42
Maximum = 28 + 30 = 58
4. D
Difficu l ty: Low
Strategic A d vice: T h is is a straig h tforwar d a l ge b ra pro b l em.
As l ong as you fo ll ow t h e or d er of operations, t h ese
pro b l ems s h ou ld b e easy points.
Getting to t h e Answer:
4(n + 6) = 44
n+6= 11
5. c
n=5
Difficu l ty: Me d ium
Strategic A d vice: Sometimes t h e b est met h o d of attack is
a l onger met h o d t h an norma l . Writing t h e entire sequence
of d va l ues h ere wi ll h e l p you keep track of exact l y h ow many
egrees Ca l e b h as rotate d .
Getting to t h e Answer:
Ca l e b comp l etes one fu ll rotation in h 36
h ours. Write out t h e
our sequence in 12- h our increments an d a dd carefu ll y:
9 AM Jan 14 - 9 PM Jan 14
9 PM Jan 14 - 9 AM Jan 15
9 AM Jan - 9 PM Jan 15 360°
9 PM Jan 15 - 9 AM Jan 16