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12 Practice Tests for t h e SAT I
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
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Wor ld War II. Paranoia and po l itica l uprisings as a resu l t of
t h e Co ld War and t h e Vietnam War were h eavy inf l uences.
Paragrap h 3 says Modernists va l ued art for art's sake, w h i l e
Postmodern ism soug h t to make a statement about society.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s writing h ad a bit of bot h . His non l inear
sty l e ref l ects fragmentation of society, w h ic h bot h sty l es
embraced. Paragrap h 4 detai l s t h e passage writer's t h oug h ts
on Vonnegut. T h e writer ca ll s Vonnegut more optimistic
t h an h is peers and says t h at h umans fai l to see t h e order
and beauty of everyt h ing and t h at it's t h e artist's job to
revea l t h at order.
10. B
Difficulty: Hig
T h is is a G l oba h l question, so you can't re l y on any one part
of t h e passage. Sti ll , if you're unsure, you mig h t want to
skim t h e passage and l oo k for anyt h ing t h at wou ld confirm
or deny t h e answer c h oices.
Look for t h e answer c h oice t h at is neutra l or appreciative
toward Vonnegut, doesn't contradict t h e passage, and is
fair l y genera l wit h out being too vague for t h e contents of
t h e passage.
C h oice (A) is an opposite; in fact, h a l f t h e passage is spent
describing movements t h at fit h is work. C h oice (B) ref l ects
w h at t h e passage te ll s us. C h oice (C) is an opposite;
actua l ly, the author seems to have quite a bit of respect for
Vonnegut's work as l iterature. C h oice (D) is distortion; t h e
aut h or says t h at some peop l e mig h t find Vonnegut cynica l ,
but t h e aut h or does not say h e fee l s t h at way. C h oice (E) is
an opposite; t h e passage actua ll y stresses t h e uniqueness
of Vonnegut's sty l e.
11. D
Difficulty: Medium
T h is is a fair l y genera l question, but it sti ll refers to a
particu l ar part of t h e passage. Make sure to go back and
reread t h at part so you don't get confused.
T h e passage states t h at many of t h e t h emes of Modernism
are based on publ ic attitu des after Wor ld War I. Look for t h e
answer t h at agrees wit h t h is.
C h oice (A) is extreme; t h e passage says t h e war was
responsibl e for some of Mo dernism's t h emes, not virtually
every single aspect. C h oice (B) is out of scope; t h is may
be true, but it is never mentioned in t h e passage. C h oice
(C) is a misused detai l ; remember, Wor ld War I inf l uenced
Modernism, not Postmodernism. C h oice (D) seems to
matc h your prediction we ll . C h oice (E) is out of scope;
not h ing l ike t h is appears anyw h ere in t h e passage.
12. c
Difficulty: Medium
In a question l ike t h is one, you're going to h ave to figure out
t h e function of t h e quotes from t h e surroun d ing context.
You know w h at t h at means-back to t h e passage.
T is is not a direct quote or unfami l iar termino l ogy; instead,
tl h ese quotation marks seem to h ave t h e sense of a p h rase
i ke so to speak.
C h oice (A) is a misused detai l ; cut off is actua ll y a fair l y
common p h rase. C oice (B) is out scope; not h ing in t h e
passage suggests t h at t h is is a specia l l iterary usage. C h oice
(C) seems to fit t h e passage we ll . C h oice (D) is a misused
detai l ; not h ing e l se in t h is sentence seems to convey a tone
of sarcasm. C h oice (E) is a misused detai l ; t h e aut h or does
not seem to be unsure about w h at h e is saying h ere.
13. B
Difficulty: Medium
Go back and read t h e entire sentence surrounding t h is
phrase-often, the correct answer choice wi l l re l y on
information t h at comes s l ig h t l y before or after t h e quoted
materia l .
T h e aut h or is saying h ere t h at Postmodernism was at l east
part l y a consequence of Wor ld War II. Look for t h e answer
c h oice t h at mirrors t h is.
C h oice (A) is distortion; one mig h t try to conc l ude t h is
based on t h e passage, but t h is is a bit outside of t h e
aut h or's rea l point. C h oice (B) matc h es t h e prediction we ll .
C h oice (C) is distortion; one can h ardl y consi der Wor
War II a ld
side effect of Postmodernism. C h oice (D) is out of
scope; not h ing in t h e passage re l ates to t h is answer c h oice.
C h oice (E) is out of scope; again, not h ing t h at suggests t h is
is anyw h ere to be found.