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

12 Practice Tests for t h e SAT I
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
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5. E
Difficulty: Medium
T h e sentence mentions a tec h nique required to map t h e
structure of somet h ing very sma ll .
Frankl in mappe d t h e structure of DNA, w h ic h is microscopic, or
very sma l l Your pre diction s h ou ld be synonymous wit h small.
In (A), comprehensive means inc l usive or extensive and
does not matc h t h e prediction. In (B), deceptive is not t h e
correct word to describe mo l ecu l es. C oice (C) means
overw h e l ming and is not t h e correct c h oice. In (D), t h is
word means l imited and does not matc h t h e prediction.
C h oice (E) is t h e answer.
6. B
Difficulty: Medium
Given t h at certain dreams h ave common themes, l ook at
t h e re l ations h ip between t h e bl an ks. If t h e dreams s h are
somet h ing in common, t h en t h ey must -------generations
and cultures.
Common dreams h ave come to be known as widespread
dreams, as t h ey are found across a ll generations and
cu l tures.
E l iminate (A) based on t h e first bl an k; provincial
l means
oca l . C h oice (B) is t h e correct answer. In (C), t h e first
choice, personal, is the opposite of the prediction. Deride
means ridicu l e and does not make sense in t h e context of
t h e sentence. E l iminate (D) based on t h e second c h oice;
attain, or grasp, does not matc h t h e prediction. In (E), t h ose
w h o study dreams are not arguing t h at some are intuitive,
or instinctua l , on l y t h at certain dreams are common. T h ese
dreams transcend generations and cu l tures but do not
necessari l y describe t h em.
7. E
Difficulty: Hig
Focus on the key h
kind words t h at describe eac h bl an k. W h at
of decision wou ld be made by a h panicked unter t h at
caused a uge fire? For t h e second bl an k, h ow wou ld you
describe h i ll s t h at are barren and consist of not h ing but t h e
remains of burnt trees?
A good prediction for t h e first bl an k is incautious or unwise.
For the second bl an k, l ook for a c h oice t h at is synonymous
wit barren. E l iminate a ll answer c h oices t h at do not matc
bot h of t h ese predictions; go t h roug t h c h oices and
h
e l iminate based on one bl an k and t h en e l iminate based on
t h e ot h er bl an k.
E l iminate (A) based on t h e first bl an k; conscientious,
or carefu l , is t h e opposite of t h e prediction. In (B),
incompetent, or inadequate, does not matc h t h e prediction
for t h e first bl an k. E l iminate (C) based on t h e first bl an k; it
is t h e opposite of t h e prediction. In (D), bot h c oices are
t h e opposite of t h e predictions. C h oice (E) is t h e correct
answer.
8. A
Difficulty: Hig bl h
an k is described by t h e first c l ause.
T h e key word such indicates t h at t h e description of the flow
of the orator's words in t h e first c l ause a l so describes t h e
bl an k in t h e second c l ause. If t h e fl ow became more steady
and rhythmic, t h en it was modulated. Some of t h e vocab
words in t h e answer c h oices mig h t not l ook fami l iar, so if
you can't find one to matc h t h e prediction, e l iminate t h ose
t h at don't fit.
C h oice (A) fits your prediction; cadent is t h e adjective form
of t h e noun cadence, w h ic h is a r h yt h mic fl ow. In (B),
t h e word specious imp l ies deception (seeming true but
actua ll y fa l se), w h ic h d oesn't fit t h e context. C h oice (C) is
opposite to your prediction-convoluted speaking wou ld be
unsteady and nonr h yt h mic. In (D), speaking can certain l y
be adulatory (or admiring), but it is adulatory toward t h e
topic h of the speech, and you can't make that distinction
ere. In (E), again, you don't know w h et h er t h e speaking is
impassioned, just t h at it is steady and r h ythmic.
Questions 9- 12
T h ese passages offer different views of t e Industria
Revo l ution. Passage 1 's aut h or be l ieves t h at societa l l
infl uences suc h as a l arger wor kforce and a stronger middl e
c l ass l ed to t h e revo l ution. Passage 2's author be l ieves t h at
tec h no l ogica l innovation, not societa l c h anges, l ed to t h e
revo l ution. He cites t h e steam engine and new materia l s as
examp l es of t h is tec h no l ogy.
9. D
Difficulty: High
Look for c l ues in t h e text around t h e cited word, and
remember t h at t h e most obvious meaning is rare l y t h e
correct answer.