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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT I
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
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of fi l m is quite important, not transitory. C h oice (D) is
distortion; neit h er word captures t h e aut h or's t h rust in t h e
passage. C h oice (E) is extreme; paramount is too strong a
word for fi l m's importance, and t h e aut h or never c l aims t h at
fi l m is not well established.
22. D
Difficulty: Low
Don't re l y on your memory of t h e passage; you want to
make sure t h at your prediction fits t h e exact sentence t h at is
being quoted, not anot h er argument from e l sew h ere in t h e
passage. Go back and refres h your memory before doing
anyt h ing e l se.
In t h is sentence, t h e aut h or stresses t h e simi l arity of
screenp l ays and stage p l ays, mentioning t h at t h e l atter are
one of the oldest and most revered of all literary forms.
Predict t h at t h e aut h or is using t h e stage p l ay to en h ance
t h e prestige of screenp l ays.
C h oice (A) is a misused detai l ; t h e superiority of nove l s
an idea more appropriate to Passage 1 . C h oice (B) is
distortion; a l t h oug h t h e aut h or mentions t h at stage p l ays
are an o ld er form, h e never c l aims t h at t ey h ave been
replaced in some way by screenp l ays. C h oice (C) is out of
scope; t h e issue of p l ays based on nove l s never comes up
in eit h er passage. C h oice (D) is t h e most appropriate fit for
your prediction. Choice (E) is out of scope; expense and
ease of production are never mentioned in the discussion
of stage p l ays.
23. c
Difficulty: Medium
T h e correct answer c h oice wi ll probabl y invo l ve not just t h e
detai l in question but a l so h ow it fits into t h e l ogic of t h e
aut h or's overa ll argument. Make sure you understand bot
t h e use of t h e detai l and t h e overa ll context before making
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a prediction.
T e aut h or is using a r h etorica l question to suggest t h at
S h akespeare's reputation is not affected adverse l y by t h e
fact t h at is p l ays were m e ant to be enjoyed eit h er by
reading t em or in performance. Predict t h at t h e correct
answer c h oice wi ll invo l ve a restatement of t h is idea.
C h oice (A) is out of scope; a l t h oug h t h e author mig h t
be l ieve t h is, S h akespeare is not used in t h e context of trying
to predict from w h ere t h e next writer of simi l ar genius wi
arise. Choice (B) is distortion; t h e author never argues for
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t h e superiority of reading p l ays to watc h ing t h em. C h oice
(C) is a good matc h for your prediction, restated in s l ig h t l y
more genera l terms. C h oice (D) is out of scope; t h e aut h or
never h as t h e exp l icit purpose of trying to prove h is own
know l edge of l iterature. C h oice (E) is out of scope; t h e
aut h or never suggests t h at reading screenp l ays s h ou ld take
t h e p l ace of watc h ing fi l ms.
24. c
Difficulty: Medium
Remember that t h e use of two examp l es gives you two
ways to ru l e out wrong answer c h oices; se l ect on l y t h e
c h oice t h at agrees wit h BOTH passages. If eit h er part of an
answer c h oice doesn't fit, cross it out.
To l kien is mentioned as someone w h o defended t h e va l ue
of reading a story and imagining it for onese l f, w h ereas
S h akespeare is used as an examp l e of someone w h o wrote
great l iterature t h at was a l so meant to be performed onstage.
Predict t h at t h e correct c h oice wi ll invo l ve t h is distinction.
C h oice (A) is a misused detai l ; a l t h oug h To l kien is a more
recent writer t h an S h akespeare is, t h e issue of o ld er versus
modern writing never comes up in eit h er passage. C h oice
(B) is out of scope; t h e va l ue of fantasy writing versus
rea l istic writing is never mentioned by eit h er aut h or. Choice
(C) is t h e best fit for your prediction. C h oice (D) is distortion;
the first author never exp l icit l y mentions screenp l ays and
wou ld probabl y not be defending t h em even if he h ad.
Choice (E) is an opposite; neit h er part of t h is c h oice is in
keeping wit h t h e topic or views of eit h er aut h or.
SECTION 7
1. B
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: So l ve for a, t h en find b (w h ic h must be
t h e reciproca l of a in order for t h e product to be 1 ).
Getting to the Answer:
6a =48
a=S
ab =8b= 1
b= J_
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