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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations 479
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21. B
Difficulty: Medium
A verb must agree with its subject noun, which may not be
the noun closest to it in the sentence. The subject of the
verb phrase in (B) is the plural countries, so have signed
would be correct. Choices (A) and (D) are correct idiomatic
usage. The verb in (C) agrees with the plural treaties.
22. c
Difficulty: Medium
Items in a series, list, or compound must be in parallel
form. The first two verbs in this sentence are familiarizes
and teaches; the verb in (C) should be parallel. Choice (A)
is an appropriate preposition in context, (B) agrees with
its singular subject program, and (D) is correct idiomatic
usage.
23. A
Difficulty: High
A verb must agree with its subject noun, which may
not be the verb closest to it in the sentence. Although
memos is the noun closest to indicate, the verb's subject
is actually the singular analysis; the error is in (A). Choice
(B) is correct use of the superlative, since the plan would
presumably have more than two aspects. Choice (C)
correctly uses the plural pronoun those to agree with the
plural aspects. Choice (D) is correct idiomatic usage in
context.
24. A
Difficulty: Medium
An idiom may be correctly constructed but be incorrect
for the context in which it is used. In this context, Far from
would be the correct idiom in (A). The verb in (B) agrees
with its singular subject, Jason; (C) correctly uses a plural
verb phrase with doctors. Choice (D) is correct idiomatic
usage.
25. B
Difficulty: High
Unless context makes it clear that more than one time
period is referenced, verb tense usage should remain
consistent within a sentence. The verb in (B) should be
has been in order to be consistent with have been eating.
Choices (A) and (D) are correct idiomatic usage. Choice (C)
uses the appropriate relative pronoun in context.
26. c
Difficulty: High
Some idiomatic expressions are only correct when
constructed with a specific preposition. In this context, the
correct preposition with consistent is with ; the error is in (C).
Choice (A) uses the correct preposition in context. Choice
(B) is appropriate use of the infinitive, and (D) correctly
uses the plural pronoun those to agree with its antecedent,
symptoms.
27. D
Difficulty: High
The superlative is only correct when comparing three
or more items; use the comparative when two items
are references. Here, the most unobstructed is used to
compare the views of two mountain ranges, the Catskills
and the Adirondacks; the more unobstructed in (D) is
correct. Choice (A) is a correctly used idiomatic phrase.
Choice (B) properly relates the ideas in the two clauses.
Choice (C) agrees with its plural subject, Adirondacks.
28. A
Difficulty: High
Use the objective pronoun case after a preposition. In (A),
me would be the correct pronoun to use as the object of
the preposition. The verb in (B) agrees with its singular
subject, relationship. Choice (C) correctly uses an adjective
to modify a noun and an adverb to modify the adjective.
In (D), the plural pronoun us is correct for its plural
antecedent, my roommate and I.
29. E
Difficulty: Medium
Students often miss "correct as written" sentences; check
each underlined segment in turn and choose (E) if you
don't spot an error. Choices (A), (B), and (C) are all correct
idiomatic usage. Choice (D) is an appropriate verb phrase
in context.