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l 2 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
players to make sure the iPod was the best deal. Although I
had to wait longer to have an iPod, I don't regret it because
the result was better.
So putting off certain actions can lead to a better result.
If you act too quickly, you may not think through all the
consequences and you might regret that you didn't wait. So
I agree with putting things off if you can.
4 Score Critique
All essays are evaluated on four basic criteria: Topic,
Support, Organization, and Language. The introductory
paragraph of this essay begins immediately with the
author's opinion of the question in the assignment, showing
that he has understood the prompt. He uses personal
examples to illustrate the two sides of the issue, indicating
some critical thinking skills. Both examples are relevant and
fairly well developed, indicating that the aµthor spent some
time formulating a plan before beginning to produce his
essay.
The essay's organization is adequate, and there are only a
few minor grammatical errors (quick is used where quickly
would be correct, might of instead of might have, some
sentence fragments). However, the language is weak and
vague (it and things are used frequently, etc. in the second
paragraph) and there is some use of slang (tech junkie,
cheaper). This author should be sure to proofread to catch
any errors.
2 Score Essay
I disagree that it's good to put things off. It just means you're
avoiding something that will happen anyway or maybe
missing out on something cool that will pass you by if
you don't take advantage of it. On "Let's Make a Deal" the
contestants could see one prize and they'd have to either
just accept that prize or another door opened and then have
to take whatever was there. Some people would stick with
what they had, but other people gave up what they had to
risk getting something better. Sometimes they got lucky and
won a new car or something so it paid off for them to put
things off. They gained something good because of it. But
sometimes these people also got really bad prizes so they
probably regretted putting off the decision. That's always
the danger of not acting right away, you never know exactly
what will happen and if you delay for too long you may miss
out on something good, so you shouldn't always try to put
things off to another time.
2 Score Critique
All essays are evaluated on four basic criteria: Topic,
Support, Organization, and Language. The writer begins this
essay with a clear statement of his point of view, showing
that he understood what was being asked by the prompt.
However, he does not lay out a clear plan for the remainder
of the essay, and there is no apparent structure or logic to
his argument. This lack of organization makes the essay
confusing for a reader and suggests that the author did not
spend much time planning before beginning to write.
The single example offered in the essay doesn't provide
sufficient support for the author's argument. In addition,
the example doesn't really address the assignment, and
the author doesn't provide enough explanation to link the
example to the topic.
The author's language is simplistic and repetitive
(something, sometimes, things), as is his sentence
structure. Several sentence fragments also indicate weak
writing skills and suggest that the author didn't take time to
proofread.
SECTION 2
1. B
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Solve for x, then plug that value into the
second equation.
Getting to the Answer:
2. D
3x +2=1 4
3x = 12
x=4
Sx -6=5(4) -6= 14
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Pretend each classroom has the
minimum number of students and find the total, then do
the same for the maximum number. This will give you the
range of possibilities.