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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13. E
Difficulty: Medium
A l t h oug h t h is question does not mention any specific detai l s
to point you to t h e correct answer c h oice, review t h e main
arguments of Passage 1; t h e correct c h oice wi ll l ike l y agree
c l ose l y wit h one of t h e aut h or's major points.
Genera ll y speaking, t h e aut h or of Passage 1 writes muc
more negative l y a b out t h e fi l m industry t h an does t h e
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aut h or of Passage 2. Predict t h at t h e correct c h oice wi
invo l ve t h e first aut h or's critiques of t h e cinema.
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C h oice (A) is out of scope; neit h er passage ever discusses
t h e issue of l iteracy rates. C h oice (B) is a misused detai l ;
te l evision is a topic on l y mentioned in Passage 2. C h oice
(C) is an opposite; Passage 1 argues t h at fi l m h as ad a
negative impact on l iterature, not a positive one. C h oice (D)
is a misused detai l ; t h is point wou ld b e more appropriate
for Passage 2. C h oice (E) is t h e b est fit for your prediction.
14. c
Difficulty: Hig
Pay particu l ar attention h
to p h rases and e l a b orations t h at
occur c l ose to t h e quoted materia l ; t h ey often contain
significant c l ues a b out t h e aut h or's intended meaning.
T h e aut h or fo ll ows t h ese words wit h t h e p h rase which
appear the same to everyone, so you s h ou ld predict t h at
t h e answer h as to do wit h t h e words l ooking t h e same to a
readers.
ll
C h oice (A) is out of scope; neit h er passage makes t h e
argument for t h e nove l 's universal appeal. C oice (B)
is distortion; t h e aut h or is not rea ll y arguing t h at t h e
appearance of t h e l etters affects t h e reader's perception
of t h e story. C h oice (C) matc h es your prediction nice l y.
C h oice (D) is distortion; t h e aut h or is making t h e point t h at
everyone understands stories s l ig h t l y different l y. C h oice (E)
is out of scope; no particu l ar misconception is mentioned in
t h is part of t h e passage.
15. D
Difficulty: Hig
Reread and parap h h rase t e sentence in question, b earing in
mind t h at you may a l so h ave to read part of t h e preceding
paragrap h in order to draw a proper inference.
T h is sentence refers to t h e contention t h at eac h reader
visua l izes a piece of writing somew h at different l y, as
mentioned in t h e passage's first paragrap h , and suggests
t h at t h is process is fundamental to writing. Use t h is
parap h rase, or a simi l ar one, as t h e b asis of your prediction.
C h oice (A) is distortion; t h e aut or is not trying to compare
t h e imaginations of readers to t h ose of writers. C h oice (B)
is extreme; a l t h oug t h e aut h or is arguing for a particu l ar
property of writing, h e does not go so far as to say t at it is
the only art form t h at is inte ll ectua ll y stimu l ating. C h oice
(C) is a misused detai l ; t h is answer c h oice refers to a detai
furt h er on in t h e passage, b ut it draws a conc l usion t h at is
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not we ll supported b y t h e text. C h oice (D) is a good matc
for your prediction. C h oice h
(E) is extreme; t h e aut h or is not
necessari l y suggesting t h at a ll good writing invo l ves lifelike
visua l izations, b ut mere l y a b it of imagination.
16. E
Difficulty: Medium
Reasoning questions require you to extract t h e essence
of an argument and app l y it to a new situation. Start b y
parap h rasing t h e quoted sentence, w h i l e trying to remove
t h e particu l ar detai l s specific to t h is passage.
Th h is sentence is b asica ll y saying t at w h en a person ex h i b its
is own interpretation of a wor k, h e keeps ot h ers from
reac h ing t h eir own interpretations independent l y. Find
t h e c h oice t h at b est captures t h e idea of s h aring one's
interpretation of a work of art.
C h oice (A) is out of scope; since t h e memories are known
only to t h e screenwriter, any viewer wou ld b e una bl e to
deve l op a persona l interpretation of t h em. C h oice (B) is
distortion; a l t h oug h t h is c h oice descri b es t h e act of writing
a b out anot h er work, it does not s h are t h e passage's sense
of interpretation and imagination. C h oice (C) is distortion;
t h e aut h or of t h e passage is ta l king a b out interpretations
of artworks, not mere l y exp l anatory figures in text b ooks.
C h oice (D) is out of scope; t h e passage is concerned wit
interpreting ot h ers' works, not descri b ing t h e ideas b e h ind
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one's own. C h oice b (E) est fits your prediction.
17. A
Difficulty: Medium
For questions l ike t h is, you simp l y h ave to discover h ow
t h e aut h or is using t h e quoted p h rase in t h e context of t h e
passage. Go b ack and reread t h e sentence, parap h rasing
t h e words in t h e question.
hHere, t h e aut h or is ta l king a b out peop l e enjoying b ooks, and
ow t h at enjoyment is l essene d b y t h e way fi l m a daptations