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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations
481
I
Look for the answer choice that means interest or desire to
gain information.
In (A), humankind's desire to explore is not necessarily
methodical or orderly. In (B), it is the desire to understand
rather than credulity, or the willingness to believe
something, that makes humans explore the unknown.
Choice (C) is the correct answer. Choice (D) is the opposite
of the prediction. Choice (E) does not match the prediction.
3. A
Difficulty: Low
What type of reputation would a fair and impartial judge
probably have? If all you know is that the judge presided
over his courtroom with fairness and impartiality, then
he probably had a reputation for being fair and impartial,
so look for a word that matches this definition, such as
evenhanded or just.
Choice (A) is a perfect match for your prediction. In (B), a
judge who was considered fair would probably not have
a reputation for being immoderate, or going beyond what
is moral. In (C), one cannot really be cumulative, so this
choice makes little sense here. In (D), being known as fair
would not necessarily make someone unproductive. In (E),
being considered impartial would not necessarily make one
adulatory.
4. c
Difficulty: Medium
If someone felt like a fraud or a liar, what might she
have professed? The word fraud is the key here; the
sentence is describing something Marisa did involving
an unfortunate mistake that made her feel like she had
lied or misrepresented the truth, which suggests she did
something bad. If Marisa had made an unfortunate mistake,
then to feel like a fraud she must have denied making the
mistake or indicated she was blameless. Blamelessness and
made are great fits for the blanks.
In (A), professing one's profundity, or depth, would
not necessarily be a lie if one had actually expressed
displeasure over a mistake. In (B), professing enthusiasm
when one had actually condoned an unfortunate mistake
would not necessarily be fraudulent. Choice (C) fits your
prediction. In (D), professing one's immorality would not
necessarily be a lie if one had performed a mistake. In (E),
professing repentance, or regret, would be consistent with
condemning a mistake.
5. c
Difficulty: Medium
How might an essay written hurriedly the night before be
flawed? Start with the second blank; something that had
been written hurriedly the night before might be made
up of a careless assortment or mixture of information
and research data. The words as it had been indicate
that the first blank is describing the result of this problem.
If Jack's essay included a careless mixture of information,
then it would probably not be very logical or articulate.
Assortment and articulate make great predictions for the
blanks.
In (A), if the essay were written from a careless collage of
information, then it probably would have been rambling.
In (B), if he had written the essay from a careless
development of information, then it probably would have
been ambiguous. Choice (C) is a perfect match for your
prediction. In (D), a careless morass of information would
probably lead to an unstructured or amorphous essay. In
(E), a harangue refers to a loud or angry speech which
would not necessarily make the essay intelligible.
6. c
Difficulty: Medium
The word rebellious is a big hint that Constance Markievicz
was one of the few women involved in politics. If Markievicz
was rebellious, then she was not like most women, who
were not involved in political life and remained at home.
Therefore, Markievicz succeeded in participating in politics
and escaping or avoiding domesticity.
In (A), it doesn't make sense for someone to succeed in
obtaining politics, and Markievicz certainly didn't succumb
to domesticity. In (B), if Markievicz rebelled against the
fact that women were not involved in political life, then
she must have participated in, not escaped, politics.
Choice (C) matches your prediction. Choice (D) is
exactly opposite to your prediction-Markievicz would
have pursued, not ignored, politics, and avoided, not
observed, domesticity. Choice (E) is also opposite to your
prediction.