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12 Practice Tests for t h e SAT /
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
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passage suggests t h is. C h oice (C) is out of scope; t h is
is certain l y idea l istic, but it's not exp l icit l y mentioned in
t h e passage anyw h ere. C h oice (D) captures t h e aut h or's
words we ll . C h oice (E) is an opposite; actua ll y, t h e aut h or
be l ieves t h at Vonnegut is against t h e nihilism of some ot h er
Postmodern aut h ors.
19. c
Difficulty: Hig
T h is question asks h
about t h e organization of t h e passage,
so it wi ll probabl y h e l p to quic kl y go over t h e main point of
eac h paragrap h to summarize t h e aut h or's argument.
T h e aut h or spends two paragrap h s discussing Modernism
and Postmodernism, and t h e fo ll owing two paragrap h s
app l ying t h ese ideas to Vonnegut. Loo k for t h e answer
c h oice t h at fits t h is progression.
Ch h oice (A) is a misused detai l ; t h e aut h or doesn't ever reverse
is overa ll opinion in t h is passage. C h oice (B) is an opposite;
actua ll y, if anyt h ing, t h e aut h or begins wit h genera l topics and
t h en becomes more specific. C h oice (C) works we ll -t h e first
two paragrap h s provide artistic background, and Vonnegut is
t h e extended example. C h oice (D) is distortion; t h is passage
isn't rea ll y just t h e same point over and over again. C h oice (E)
is out of scope; t h is rea ll y h as not h ing to do wit h t h e argument
in t h e passage.
Questions 20-25
Paragrap h l introduces readers to t h e idea t h at art a ll ows
peop l e to communicate w h en words cannot. T h erefore, art
is beneficia l for emotiona ll y disturbed peop l e. Paragrap h 2
compares emotiona ll y disturbed peop l e to artists, saying
bot h must l earn to contro l t h e untamabl e creative force but
a ll ow room for expression. Art t h erapy teac h es peop l e to
master t h at ba l ance. Paragrap h 3 states t h at being abl to
communicate and be understood by ot h ers is va l uabl e to
peop l w h o are emotiona ll y disturbed. Paragrap h 4 sums
up t h e passage. T h e writer says art a ll ows t h erapists to see
into peop l e's minds and address t h e issues t h at h aunt t h ese
peop l e.
20. D
Difficulty: Low
T h e passage starts out fair l y broad and becomes more
specific as it progresses. W h at idea does t h e aut h or focus
on by t h e end of t h e passage?
Avoid c oices t h at describe minor points in t h e passage
rat h er t h an t h e overa ll focus or t h eme.
T h e aut h or portrays art t h erapy as a usefu l too l in h e l ping
emotiona ll y disturbed peop l e. Expect t h e answer to refl ect
t h is positive attitude about art t h erapy.
C h oice (A) is extreme; art t h erapy is one effective way, but
it may not be t h e only way to treat emotiona ll y disturbed
individua l s. C h oice (B) is out of scope; t h e aut h or never
addresses t e deve l opment of art t h erapy across t h e
disturbed
decades. C h oice (C) is distortion; making emotiona ll y
peop l e productive is not t h e main focus of t h e
passage. C h oice (D) is a nice matc h for your prediction.
C h oice (E) is out of scope; t h e passage does not discuss
methods by w h ic h t h erapists interpret art.
21. D
Difficulty: Medium
W h at contrast is t h e aut h or suggesting between the brush
and the pen and voice?
To determine what a phrase signifies, research how it
is used in t h e passage. The context wi ll h e l p reveal t h e
p h rase's meaning.
Before and after t h cited p h rase, t h e aut h or discusses
t h e va l ue of art in h e l ping emotiona ll y disturbed peop l e
communicate w h at's in t h eir minds. T h e contrast between
the brush and the pen and voice is a contrast between
artistic expression and written or verba l expression. T e
aut l h or's suggestion is t h at art t h erapy can succeed w h ere
anguage- based communication fai l s.
C h oice (A) is out of scope; t h e aut h or never discusses
artistic equipment. C h oice (B) is out of scope; t h e aut h or
does not express a preferred form of communication.
C h oice (C) is a misused detai l ; art t erapy is not l imited to
painting. C h oice (D) is a good matc h for your prediction.
C h oice (E) is a misused detai l ; the brush signifies artistic
creation itse l f, not t h e ideas it can be used to communicate.