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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Three Answers and Explanations I
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This sentence compares French Polynesia's culture to
other archipelagos. Choice (A) should reference the culture
of other archipelagos. Choice (B) agrees with its singular
subject culture. Choice (C) properly uses an adverb to
modify a verb form. Choice (D) correctly uses a singular
pronoun to refer back to culture.
16. A
Difficulty: Medium
An idiom may be correctly constructed and still be incorrect
in context.
Although as to is an idiomatic expression, it is not correctly
used here; (A) should read as in. Choice (B) properly uses
an adjective to modify a noun. Choice (C) agrees with
its plural subject people. Choice (D) is a correctly used
idiomatic expression.
17. D
Difficulty: Medium
In complex sentences, it can be difficult to match each verb
with its subject. Make sure you know which verb refers to
which subject so that you can check their agreement.
In this sentence, the subject is the singular recording, so
are in (D) should be is. Choices (A), (B), and (C) are all
idiomatically correct in context.
18. B
Difficulty: Medium
Pronoun use must be consistent throughout a sentence.
This sentence begins by using the third person pronoun
one, then switches to the first person we; the error is in (B).
Choice (A) appropriately relates the two clauses. Choice
(C) correctly uses an adverb to modify the verb phrase
has changed. Choice (D) agrees with its singular subject
language.
19. B
Difficulty: Low
The action took place in the past and should use the simple
past tense were instead of the past participle of the verb to
be (been).
The verbs going, (A), and being, (C), are in the
correct form, and the phrase away from home, (D), is
idiomatically correct.
20. B
Difficulty: Medium
The phrase intense moved has an adjective (intense)
modifying a participle (moved). This is incorrect.
The phrase should read intensely moved. The phrases
interpretation of, (A), to be practical, (C), and only feasible
in (D) are all idiomatically correct.
21. c
Difficulty: High
The phrase for an I I -year-old child masks the fact that
the plural subject fitness standards doesn't agree with
the singular verb has. Choice (C) should read hove. The
prepositions for, (B), and throughout, (D), are idiomatically
correct, as is the conjunction since, (A).
22. C
Difficulty: High
Reversing the sentence order can help you find the error.
Does it make sense to say The courtroom statements . ..
has become known?
No, the plural subject statements takes the plural verb have,
rather than has, (C). The transition due to, (A), correctly sets
up the causal relationship. Choice (B) is in the correct tense
(it takes place before the second part of the sentence) and
is the correct form. Therefore, the past participle become,
(D), is also in the correct tense (you can also reverse the
order to say statements . .. have become known).
23. D
Difficulty: Medium
Steven illogically compares driving on rural roads to driving
on the big city. This doesn't make sense, and preferred. ..
than isn't idiomatically correct.
Steven should compare driving on rural roads and big city
roads. The phrase on the whole, (A), is an idiomatically
correct introductory phrase. The phrase preferred driving,
(B), correctly uses the past tense. The phrase more scenic,
(C), correctly compares two things.
24. c
Difficulty: Medium
The intervening clause who led the opera production to its
first-place finishes in numerous competitions interrupts the
subject and verb.