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

Section 21
Practice Test Three 239
Directions: The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related
passages may also be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of
what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 8-9 are based on the following passage.
The fo llowing was adapted from a biography on
Hollywood screen legend Cary Grant.
Long before Cary Grant even began the acting
career that would spread his image across movie
screens around the world, he was already a per­
Line former. Desperate to escape an unstable home
(5) life and the humble environs of Bristol, England,
where he grew up, Grant joined a traveling acrobatic
troupe. He became the show's stilt walker, an
unenviable position that required much painful
practice before it could be mastered. As the rigors
(1 O) of carnival life took their toll and the excitement
of crisscrossing the fairgrounds of his native
England waned, Grant abandoned the troupe for
the stage. His first roles, though small, served to
mark the beginnings of what would become an
(15) illustrious career.
8. In the concluding sentence of the passage, the
author suggests that
(A) Grant displayed great ability, even in the first
small roles he was given
(B) Grant was rarely given more than small roles
in the early stages of his career
(C) the small roles Grant initially played are significant
as the origins of his acting career
(D) Grant owes much of his later success to his
first small acting roles
(E) when beginning a career, most actors must
initially play small roles
9. In line 10, the phrase "took their toll" accentuates
how Grant
(A) grew discouraged by his failure to get acting
roles
(B) was working hard but earning very little
money
(C) came to regret the decision to leave his home
and family
(D) was unable to truly master the stilts before he
left the troupe
(E) was worn down by the carnival life that had
once excited him
Questions 10-11 are based on the following passage.
When the revolutionary American chocolate
maker Milton Hershey enthusiastically opened his
first candy shop in Philadelphia at the age of 18,
Line he knew little of the business, and his inexperi-
(5) ence caused his endeavor to fold six years later.
Nonetheless, getting his feet wet in the industry
proved enough to keep him hooked on it, for he
went on to work as an intern for a local caramel
manufacturer. There he learned that superior
(IO) results could only be achieved when the freshest
milk was used, and thus was born the lifelong
dedication to quality ingredients upon which he
would later build his chocolate empire.
10. As indicated in the first sentence of the passage,
Milton Hershey was
(A) quite industrious
(B) something of a child prodigy
(C) an untalented entrepreneur
(D) a groundbreaking candy producer
(E) committed to using high-quality ingredients
11. The passage implies that Hershey
(A) was the first to make candy from quality
ingredients
(B) had a persisting interest in candy manufacturing
(C) tried to apply caramel-making techniques to
chocolate production
(D) was well suited for a career only in candy
making
(E) had been fascinated by making candy since
early childhood
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